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MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
JANUARY, 1933
Published by Authority of the Honourable H. H. Stevens, M.P.
Minister of Trade and Commerce
OTTAWA: F. A. ACLAND
Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty
1933
Price: One Dollar per year.
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
Pa oh
Chart of Three Representative Factors 4
General Review 3-7
Table 1. Weighted Indices of the Physical Vol-
ume of Business 8
Table 2. Trend of Business Movements.
Imports of raw materials. Exports of lumber.
Production of basic industries. Exports of certain
commodities. Operations of railways. Canal
traffic. Strikes and lockouts. Reports of the em-
ployment offices. Immigration. Bank clearings.
Failures 9
Chart of The Economic Ratios of Canada f ... 10
Table 3. Receipts and Visible Supply of Canadian
Grain 11
Table 4. Exports and Cash Price of Canadian
Grain 11
Table 5. Consumption of Grain and Production
by the Milling Industry 12
Table 6. Receipts, Manufactures and Stocks of
Sugar 12
Tabic 7. Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes Entered
for Consumption.
Tobacco, cut. Tobacco, plug— Cigarettes. Cigar-
ettes, over-weight. Cigars. Foreign Raw Leaf
Tobacco 13
Table 8. Production of Boots and Shoes 13
Table 9. Cold Storage Holdings, Sales and
Slaughterings of Live Stock and Retail Food
Prices 14
Chart of Significant Canadian Factors 15
Table 10. Output of Central Electric Stations in
Canada : 16
Table 11. Railway Freight Loaded at Stations. . 17
Table 12. Index Numbers of Employment by
Industries 18
Electrical Energy Available for Consumption — 18
Table 13. Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of Em-
ployment, Indexes of Retail Sales and Auto-
mobile Financing 19
Table 14. Trend of Business in the Five Economic
Areas.
Canada, Maritime Provinces, Quebec, Ontario,
Prairie Provinces, British Columbia— Construction
Contracts Awarded. Building Permits. Index of
Employment. Bank Debits. Sales of Insurance.
Commercial Failures 20
Table 15. Mineral Production by Months.
Metals— Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Lead,
Zinc, Fuels— Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Non-
Metals— Asbestos, Gypsum, Feldspar, Salt, Struc-
tural Materials— Cement, Clay Products, Lime. . . 20
Page
Table 16. Weekly Factors of Economic Activity in
Canada.
Grain Receipts and Prices, Live Stock Sales and
Prices, Carloadings, Security Prices, Mining Stock
Prices 21
Table 17. Bank Debits to Individual Accounts
in the Clearing House Centres of Canada 22
Table 18. Indexes of Employment by Cities
Table 19. Building Permits Issued in Sixty-one
Cities
Table 20. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices ....
Table 21. Prices of Representative Commodities
and Wholesale Prices in Other Countries.
United States, United Kingdom, France, Ger-
many, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden,
Italy, Finland, India, Japan, Australia, New
Zealand, Egypt
Table 22. Total Value cf Imports and Exports,
by Groups, in Thousands of Dollars
Table 23. Canada's Domestic Exports by Principal
Commodities
Indexes of Cost of Living and Cost per Week of a
Family Budget
Table 24. Summary of Canada's Imports by
Principal Commodities
Table 25. Banking and Currency
Chart of Security Prices
Table 26. Index Numbers of Security Prices.
(a) 1. Common Stocks— Industrials, Total, Iron
and Steel, Pulp and Paper, Milling, Oils, Textiles
and Clothing, Food and Allied Products, Beverages,
Miscellaneous. Utilities, Total, Transportation,
Telephone and Telegraph, Power and Traction.
(b) Common Stocks, continued— Companies '
abroad, Total, Industrial, Utilities, Banks, General
Index Number, Traders' Index, Preferred Stocks,
Interest Rates, Yields on Bonds, Shares Traded,
Montreal. Mining Stocks— Gold, Copper, Silver
and Miscellaneous, Total Index
Table 27. Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared
from Canadian Ports
Table 28. Canadian Public Finance
Table 29. Significant Statistics of the United
Kingdom 33
Table 30. Significant Statistics of the United
States
List of Current Publications of the Dominion
Bureau of Statistics
General Review (in French) 35-38
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Vol. VIII OTTAWA, JANUARY, 1933 No. 1
Dominion Statistician: R. H. Coats, B.A., F.S.S. (Hon.), F.B..S.C.
Chief, Branch of General Statistics: S. A. Cudmore, M.A., F.S.S.
Assistant on Business Statistics: Sydney B. Smith, M.A.
THE BUSINESS SITUATION IN CANADA
While business conditions in Canada reflected depression in 1932, constructive develop-
ments in the latter part of the year were suggestive of greater resistance to the prevailing trend of
the last four years. The decline was practically general in the major economic factors during
the first six months of the year, but a reversal in business psychology was manifested at midyear,
resulting in a temporary advance. The index of the physical volume of business was 78-3 in
July compared with 75 • 3 in April, the low point of the first half of the year. Despite the impetus
of a heavy grain movement resulting from a wheat crop considerably greater than normal, the
indicated rebound of business operations was counterbalanced by reaction toward the end of
the year.
During the first half of 1932, wholesale prices in Canada continued the decline of preceding
years, the net result being an index of 66-6 in June compared with 69-4 in January. During
the third quarter, the trend was reversed, the index reflecting a moderate rally. The reaction of
the last quarter more than offset the gain of the three preceding months and the year ended with
commodity prices at a new low level for the present movement. Wholesale prices in December
were down to pre-war levels.
The rally in common stock prices during the third quarter was one of the spectacular move-
ments of the year. The low point in post-war history was reached in June, when
the official index on the base of 1926 was 43-2. The gain in the index in the three
months was no less than 46 p. c. Part of this gain was offset by decline during the last quarter,
but the point reached in June remains the minimum for the present depression.
The most significant development differentiating the last half of 1932 was the rise in govern-
ment bond prices. After Great Britain was forced off gold in September, 1931, the prices of
Canadian Government bonds experienced a severe reaction, the lowest point
being reached in January, 1932. The improvement during the first six months
of the year was moderate. A rapid gain was shown in the third quarter and the most of the
betterment was retained until the end of the year. The average yield on four refunding bonds
of the Dominion Government was computed as 4-78 p.c. in December compared with 5-23 p.c.
in June and 5-37 p.c. in January. The yield on Ontario Government bonds followed a similar
trend, being 4-90 p.c. in December compared with 5-48 p.c. in June and 5-74 p.c. in January,
1932. The decline in the yields on high grade bonds is regarded as a wholesome development
favouring the greater investment of surplus funds in productive enterprises. From this view-
point, the yield on government bonds may be regarded as an excellent barometer of credit con-
ditions in Canada.
Economic Ratios
For the purpose of further analysis leading to the appraisal of Canada's present position,
attention is directed to five ratios of economic importance extending over the post-war period.
Of these the relationship between the physical volume of business and wholesale prices occupies
the premier position. The primary post-war prosperity cycle culminating in 1920 was based
largely on price inflation and was consequently short lived. The price deflation of
1921 and 1922 was severe, the annual index dropping from 156 in 1920 to 97 in 1922. Subsequent
fluctuations during the next seven years were of a relatively moderate character, the comparative
stabilization of the price level serving as a background of encouragement to business expansion.
The price stability of that period contrasts sharply with the trend of business operations. The
prosperity phase of the secondary post-war cycle was characterized by relative price stability,
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although the normal development in line with historical precedent would have been a considerable
advance in commodity prices. The decided expansion in the volume of productive enterprise
was the chief element in the prosperity of the period. From 1929 to 1932, the two factors
show similar downward trends. The index of business operations in 1932 was on a similar level
to that of 1922, while the average index of wholesale prices was only slightly higher than in 1913.
The relationship of imports and exports in the post-war period may be considered in three
sections. During the primary post-war cycle, a large favourable balance of trade was shown
in 1919, which was converted into a moderately unfavourable balance in the succeeding year.
During the second section constituting the period of business recovery from 1921 to 1927, exports
showed gains from year to year, while the expansion in imports was at a considerably slower pace
with a marked interruption in 1924. Consequently, the surplus of exports over imports amounted
to a large total during the seven-year period. Exports showed a decline in 1928 and a moderately
unfavourable balance of trade was shown from 1928 to 1931. Despite the exclusion from our
"merchandise" exports of a considerable quantity of gold from Canadian mines now shipped to
and refined at the Royal Canadian Mint rather than exported in crude form to external markets,
the balance of trade was again favourable in the calendar year 1932, reversing the trade situation
of the four preceding years. Exports in 1932 amounted to $501,839,000, exceeding imports at
$452,614,000 by $49,225,000. In the preceding calendar year, the surplus of imports over
exports was $10,855,000, imports being $628,098,000 and exports $617,243,000.
Notice deposits held by the chartered banks averaged higher than current loans in each year
of the post-war period except in 1920. In that year current loans reached a high point and the
subsequent decline culminated only in 1925. Notice deposits reached a post-war peak in 1928
and the decline since that year has been relatively moderate. A cyclical peak for current loans
was reached in 1929 and since that time such accounts have been sharply curtailed, widening the
gap between notice deposits and current loans. At the end of November, notice
deposits were $1,378,700,000, showing a surplus of $380,000,000 over current
loans which amounted to $998,934,000. On November 30, 1931, notice deposits were $1,396,-
000,000 and current loans $1,102,000,000 leaving a surplus of $293,000,000.
The cyclical fluctuation of bank deposits is of a more moderate character than that of bank
debits, the turnover of bank deposits being much greater in periods of prosperity than in depres-
sion. The ratio of the monthly average of bank debits to bank deposits was 115-2 p.c.
in 1932 compared with 178-0 in 1929. The present level of bank deposits is sufficient for con-
siderable business and speculative expansion. In a time of depression, low prices and inactive
business operations result in a low velocity of bank deposits. Provided the same ratio was
maintained in 1932 as in 1929, payments by cheque in the 32 clearing centres would have been
$39,933,000,000 compared with the actual total of $25,844,000,000.
A comparison of the trend of the prices of government bonds and common stocks leads, for
the purpose of analysis, to the division of the post-war period into three sections. Bond prices,
as indicated by the official index, were relatively higher than common stocks in the period from
1919 to 1926. During the secondary prosperity cycle from 1926 to 1930, common stock prices
were relatively higher. The ratio has again been reversed in the last two years with the index
of common stock prices reaching a new low level for the period under review. (See chart on
page 10.)
SIGNIFICANT FACTORS
The decline of productive operations in Canada during 1932 was not nearly so severe as in
either of the two preceding years. The official index of the physical volume of business indicated
considerable resistance against depressing influences especially after the first quarter. Despite
the decline of the last four years, operations are still greater than in the primary post-war depres-
sion of 1921. The present level is similar to that of mid-year 1922. The lowest point in
post-war history, reached in March 1921, was 60-6. which compares with about 72-6 in December
last.
Gold Production
Among the industries which are favourably situated during a major depression, gold mining
probably takes the precedence. The expansion in the production of gold in Canada, which has
been fairly continuous in the post-war period, was accelerated in the last two years. The new
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high level attained in 1932 presents a sharp contrast with conditions in the majority of Canadian
industries. Gold production from Canadian mines amounted in 1932 to 3,055,000 fine ounces
worth $63,156,000, exclusive of exchange compensation totalling $6,103,000. The output was
13-4 p. c. greater than in 1931, 65 p.c. over that of five years ago and 142 p.c. in excess of the
production of ten years ago.
The future of the industry is indicated by the annual statements of many of the older pro-
ducing companies, wherein reference is made to the ample reserves available; in the appreciable
gold content found in association with the base metal ores at Noranda, International Nickel,
Flin Flon and Sullivan; in the number of new properties that are being brought into production;
in the highly promising discoveries that have been reported from time to time, practically all of
which have been made in the more southerly mineral areas ; and lastly there are those large areas
as yet only partly explored, but which are believed by geologists to be underlain by rocks suited
for the deposition of gold. Gold mining has been a prime factor in buttressing the financial struc-
ture of the Dominion during the period of industrial depression, serving to maintain optimism in
Canada and to inspire other countries with confidence in the commercial stability of the Dominion.
Hydro- Electric Power
While decline was shown in the production of hydro-electric power in the last two years,
the recession was relatively less than in most of the important industries of Canada. Output
generated by water and fuel was 15,986,414,000 k.w.h. in 1932 compared with 16,315,676,000 k.w.h.
in 1931 and 18,093,802,000 k.w.h. in 1930. The output in 1932 was considerably greater than
in any year previous to 1928. The reduction in the output of total electric energy during 1932
was almost entirely accounted for by the loss in production for export, the decline being 46 p.c.
from 1931.
A turbine installation with a total capacity of 378,923 h.p. was completed and put in opera-
tion during 1932. The increase was due mainly to the Beauharnois development in Quebec, the
Chats Falls plant on the Ottawa River and the Corra Linn development on the Kootenay River.
Large plants under construction in 1932 were the Rapide Blanc development on the St. Maurice
River and the Canyon development on the lower Abitibi. The program of water power construc-
tion which had its origin three or four years ago is now approaching completion, no new works
of magnitude being initiated during 1932.
Industries producing Consumers' Goods
As the industries producing consumers' goods are normally the first to recover after a
depression, attention is now being directed to the records of this group during 1932. While
present levels of production in the boot and shoe and cotton textile industries are much lower
than in the prosperous years of the post-war period, developments in the last two years are
interesting in giving a clue to future cyclical fluctuations. Production of boots and shoes in 1932
was practically maintained at the level of the preceding years, which was considerably higher
than in 1930. The imports of raw cotton in 1932 were 97,360,000 pounds compared with 94,-
910,000 in 1931.
The Railways
Carloadings were 2,173,087 in. 1932 compared with 2,575,011 in 1931 and 3,146,247 in 1930.
This showing was made despite the relatively heavy grain movement in the last four months of
1932. For the first ten months of 1932, the gross operating revenues of the chief railways were
$244,754,000 as compared with $295,953,000 in the same period of 1931, or a decline of approxi-
mately $51,000,000. Operating expenses, however, were even more drastically reduced with
the result that net operating revenues of last year were rather larger than for the same period of
1931, amounting to $28,208,000 in 1932 compared with $25,266,000 in 1931. Operating income
for the same period was $19,400,000 in 1932 compared with $16,500,000 in 193 J.
THE DECEMBER TREND
Business operations were at a somewhat lower level in December than in the preceding month,
the index of the physical volume of business constructed from 45 factors showing a decline
about three points. Mineral production was one of the groups going contrary to the gener
trend. Receipts at the Mint and exports of gold were 260,469 ounces compared wit
248,629 in November. Copper, nickel and zinc were exported in greater volume, while the
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production of lead showed a gain in the current period. Silver shipmnents were down and
imports of bauxite showed sharp reduction. Exports of asbestos of the better grades were con-
siderably greater than in November. The decline in the index of manufacturing production was
moderate, the standing being 70 • 2 compared with 72 • 3 in the preceding month. Flour produc-
tion showed a gain in the latest month for which statistics are available, the output being 1,942,800
barrels compared with 1,721,600. Gains were also shown in the production of rolled oats and
corn flour. Sugar refined in the last reported four-week period was 122,457,000 pounds com-
pared with 115,874,000 in the preceding period. Hog slaughterings amounted to 268,300 head
in December compared with 249,858, while the decline in the slaughterings of cattle and
sheep was less than normal for the season. The decline in cheese exports was greater than usual
for the season, while the exports of canned salmon were in much larger volume. The index for
the production of foodstuffs was 94 • 4 in December compared with 86 • 7 in November.
The release of leaf tobacco, cigars and cigarettes showed declines much larger than normal
for the season, the withdrawal of cigarettes being 304,614,000 compared with 388,774,000 in
November. The reduction in the excise tax rate on cigarettes from $6 per thousand to $4
going into effect on October 13, doubtless led to the heavy release during the following month.
The decline in the manufacture of pnuematic casings was considerably more than normal
for the season. Imports of crude rubber amounted to 2,109,000 pounds compared with 3,568,000
in the preceding month. Production of leather boots and shoes in the last reported month were
1,017,053 pairs compared with 1,301,000.
Imports of raw cotton at 13,819,000 pounds compared with 15,376,000 in November,
showed a decline contrary to seasonal tendencies. Gains after seasonal adjustment were shown
in the imports of cotton yarn and in raw wool and wool yarn. The textile production index was
96 • 3 compared with 104 • 1 in November.
Newsprint production reached the low level of 138,682 tons compared with 161,334 in
November, a part of the decline being of a seasonal nature. The export of planks and boards
showed a gain after seasonal adjustment, while wood pulp and shingles were exported in lesser
volume. The wood and paper production index was 60-0 compared with 65 -8 in November.
The output of automobiles showed moderate gain after seasonal adjustment over the low
level of the preceding month. Production of steel ingots was 30,755 tons compared with 37,088,,
while the pig iron output was 27,031 tons compared with 14,147. Imports of crude petroleum
were 32,808,000 gallons compared with 51,706,000 in November, a marked decline being shown
even after seasonal adjustment.
The new business obtained by the construction industry was at a low level in December.
Contract awards were $4,190,100 compared with $10,170,000 in November while building permits
in 61 cities were $1,480,700 compared with $2,505,000. The decline in each case was much greater
than normal for the season.
The index for electric power production in December was 131-3 compared with 134-4 in
November, adjustment being made for the number of days in the month and for seasonal tenden-
cies. The output of the larger central electric stations amounted to 1,433,159,000 k.w.h.,
representing a slight increase over December, 1931, but a decline of 1-02 p.c. from November
last.
Carloadings numbered 152,562 in December compared with 192,575 in November, a decline
of nearly 3 p.c. after seasonal adjustment. Imports showed marked decline, while a moderate
gain, after seasonal adjustment, was shown in exports.
Conditions in the United Kingdom
Preliminary figures of British trade in 1932 show total imports at £703,133,000 compared
with £862,175,000 in 1931, while British exports were £365,138,000 compared with £389,164,000,
and re-exports £50,914,000 against £64,035,000. The excess of imports over exports of mer-
chandise was £287,081,000 in 1932 as against £408,976,000 in 1931, a reduction of £121,895,000.
Wholesale prices in 1932 averaged 85-1 p.c. of the 1930 base as compared with 87-2 p.c,
the average for 1931. The December figure was 84-5 as against 88-6 in December, 1931.
In spite of the departure from the gold standard, the 1932 average is slightly lower than the
1931 average, which included nine months when the United Kingdom was on the gold standard.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, January 21, 1933.
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Table 1. Weighted Indexes of the Physical Volume of Business and Agricultural Factors in
< Canada, Based on the Monthly average for 1926 and Corrected where Necessary for Seasonal
: " Variation.
1931
Dec.
1932
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
Physical Volume of Business.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUC-
TION
Mineral Production
Copper exports
Nickel exports
Lead production
Zinc exports
Gold shipments
Silver shipments
Asbestos exports
Bauxite imports
Coal production
Manufacturing
Foodstuffs
Flour production
Oatmeal production
Sugar manufactured
Cheese exports ,
Salmon exports
Tobacco
Cigars
Cigarettes ,
Rubber imports
Boots and shoes production
Textiles ,
Raw cotton imports
Cotton yarn imports
Wool, raw and yarn
Forestry
Newsprint
Wood pulp exports
Planks and boards exports
Shingles exported
Iron and steel
Steel production
Pig iron production
Iron and steel imports. . .
Automobile production. .
Coke production
Crude petroleum imports . .
Construction
Contracts awarded
Building permits
Cost of construction
Electric Power
: DISTRIBUTION
Trade employment.
Carloadings
Imports
Exports
Agricultural Factors—
AGRICULTURAL MARKET-
INGS
Grain Marketings
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Live Stock Marketings
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
ANIMAL PRODUCTS-
INSPECTED Slaughterings—
Cattle
Hogs
Cold Storage Holdings.
Butter. .
Cheese.,
Beef....
Pork....
Mutton.
Poultry.
Lard....
Veal....
83-6
59-8
55-1
57-9
73-9
19-6
39-4
23
80
60-3
111-8
109-0
109-6
80-7
130-7
97-1
113-3
163-6
158
50-4
54
111-3
172-6
91-7
81 9
84-2
83-8
99-0
95
68-4
93
172-6
136-2
105
46-3
100-6
75-0
71
66
51
71
52
23
84'
124
85
139
103'
46-4
42-9
77-4
46-5
77
110-8
50-3
44-4
58-7
29-3
40-4
181
39-2
26-0
•0
•4
■4
3
3
178
51
133-6
94-3
1191
69-1
67-4
63-6
56-4
52-1
54-3
91-1
19-8
22-0
15-3
75-4
59-2
105-0
94-5
115-8
101-4
184-8
102-8
133-6
231-9
1761
51-5
56-6
1151
177-1
215-4
87-7
77-7
85-4
81-3
104-2
86-9
125-0
90-
116-
150-
83-
27-
93-
90-0
74
70-6
57
78-4
35-5
31-2
120
128
86-5
145
107-5
96-8
61-3
63-1
90-5
41-3
78-1
108-4
54
47
51
34
45
18
44
31
93-5
152-1
76-6
93-1
35-5
94-7
134-4
96-9
119-5
75-8
70-7
63-9
77-4
75-1
81-8
66-7
20-5
161
350
87-7
69-0
120-8
106-4
162-0
111-7
213-1
109-9
157-6
326-3
180-9
58-4
68-2
110-fi
166-3
430-3
92 5
76-8
81-8
76-
89-
56-7
72
83
129-0
136-5
73
26
93-0
77
76
78-2
65-0
102-1
58-1
46-1
124-7
116-3
83
128-7
100-7
94-3
82-3
76
121-0
97-1
74-4
104-6
52-7
42-0
60-5
42-6
59-5
27-5
46-7
39-9
92-8
146-2
48-1
55-8
28-6
94-6
136-5
95-4
117-5
73-0
81-5
53-5
103-5
105-9
115-4
90-3
38-8
6-1
51-0
92-6
73-0
94-6
113-6
195-0
107-5
230-5
106-1
150-2
329-3
157-8
54-8
72-1
110-3
171-4
384-5
69-4
73-8
75-3
105
60
92-2
88-2
157
213
73
25
85-6
64-6
66-5
68-3
54-0
99
45
39-3
74-2
101-1
88-9
106-0
97-1
90
61-3
66-5
83-0
25-1
74-1
111-6
49-0
34-5
56-0
33-2
52
27-5
36-0
29-0
89-1
129-0
25-0
25-5
23-7
94-5
139-0
95-0
117-3
77-2
61-6
61-9
102-3
105-7
113-5
67-2
47-4
23-3
138-8
87-2
61-4
79-6
120-8
188-8
91-2
237-4
108-2
144-1
313-5
143-7
64-9
73-3
103-1
174-9
343-1
71-5
121-2
79-9
68-2
4
77-4
77-9
68-1
50-5
61-2
44-7
65-6
102-2
70-4
113
79-9
96-5
120
129
96-5
83-3
71-4
107
46
33-3
40-5
34-1
40-3
19-4
38-1
34-4
78-6
230-1
28-4
28-7
27-5
94-0
131-2
94-5
117-8
71-2
72-9
58-4
84-4
82-8
89-9
23
36-4
28-6
106-3
91-5
67-8
78-4
125 1
172-3
87-1
175-8
121-7
120-9
134-0
178-0
54-4
77-1
101-9
210-6
297-8
73-1
94-3
81-4
76-9
92-
67-
36-
92-
51-6
211-3
82
17
23-5
61-
82-1
94-0
85
62
70
55
223
120
78
134
169
93
53
50
79
63
74-5
102
35-0
51-8
50
32
25-6
12-7
31
36-7
75-3
176-8
24-9
25-1
24-5
93-4
130-5
93-7
117-4
70-3
69-7
59-3
221-4
250
279-9
29-2
48-2
77-4
218-4
89-4
66-8
92-8
116-5
186-4
91-9
233-4
128-8
116-9
113-0
167-8
62-0
81-2
107-7
205-4
245-9
74-2
104-2
78-3
74-2
83
103-2
32-4
89-3
74-3
163-0
74-5
20
19-3
54-5
76-9
93-3
96-6
46-6
84-0
68-9
155-4
96
72
105-5
89
84-3
42-4
41
87-5
28
55
89-5
39-7
17-6
37-2
41
45-7
11-7
26-5
47-0
83
192
36
37-4
27-6
92-7
129-0
89-6
115-9
60-5
63-2
62-
135-9
147-9
158-5
112-5
66-5
32-7
170-7
821
64-9
87-1
105-5
131-3
85-7
178-5
122-8
112-2
103-6
143-1
73-5
82-4
103-8
292-9
199-9
80-3
100-0
78-1
73-6
84-8
7
160
98-2
64-0
186-5
73-9
24-3
16-4
56'
75-5
97-6
103-7
70 •
93-2
77-0
99-4
102-7
71-4
114-3
61
93-0
73-2
73-3
98-2
63-3
59
91-4
38-3
25-0
46-2
27-3
43-2
9-3
27-9
26-4
72-7
172-7
35-2
35-6
25-0
92-7
137-1
90-4
115-3
64-3
63-8
63-0
196-6
222-6
242-8
53-1
121-0
66-2
177-8
79-9
59-4
83-9
111 8
112-2
86-7
143-6
119-4
106-4
98-6
114-8
62-7
94-5
114-5
337-6
170-9
64-4
77-1
71-9
89-5
17-2
26-3
88-7
90-8
185-0
88-9
30-8
67
68-5
74-3
94
85
60
98
54-1
35
102
69-0
114-8
201
95-0
67-4
66-0
116-8
60-1
60-5
99-2
33-2
18-0
53
20-4
41-0
9-9
50-9
15
82
136-4
29-8
34-2
18-9
93-1
128-0
91-3
114-3
68-1
64-7
64-6
189-0
213-9
239-1
140-9
34-2
12-1
21-3
77-1
55-9
92-8
110-4
94-2
79-3
115-4
100-5
104-9
103-7
112-8
59-3
92-5
1151
351-9
123-0
62-9
111-4
75-3
70-4
99-3
38-5
401
84-2
135
185-1
101
41-6
92-
75 5
70-6
88-9
78-0
55-1
131
56-0
34
78-7
68
82
74-0
83-3
71
68-3
141-2
63
64-7
97-3
50-2
25-7
61
22
27
10
54
21
81-3
140-0
29-2
30-9
24-8
93
127-
88-
113-
67-5
66-4
87-4
97-0
70
9
11
13
67
47
95-
66-4
107-4
89-9
96-7
108-4
1191
58-4
82-9
102-7
207-9
73-9
36-9
102-1
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Table 2. Trend of Business Movements
Items
1931
Dec.
1932
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
Trend of Business Movements—
Rubber, Crude Imports. 000 lbs.
Cotton, Raw Imports 000 lbs.
Wool, Raw Imports 000 lbs.
Planks and Boards
Exports Mil. bd. ft.
Timber Scaled in B.C. Mil. bd. ft.
Newsprint Production. .000 tons
Shipments 000 tons
Stocks 000 tons
Pig Iron Production. .000 1. tons
Ferro-alloys Production. . .tons
Steel Ingots and
Castings 000 1. tons
Passenger Automobile Pro-
duction No.
Truck Production No.
Total Cars and Trucks No.
Exports— Auto Complete or
Chassis No.
Exports— Automobiles and
Parts $000
Petroleum, Crude Imports
000,000 gal.
Condensed Milk Output 000 lbs.
Evaporated Milk Output 000 lbs.
Fish Exports 000 lbs.
Fish Exports $000
Canned Salmon Exports
000 cases
Railways —
Canadian National—
(exclusive of eastern lines)
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried one mile
000,000 tons
Passengers carried one mile
000,000 pass.
Canadian Pacific-
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried one
mile 000,000 tons
Passengers carried
one mile 000,000 pass.
All Railways —
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freijrht carried
one mile 000,000 tons
Passengers carried
one mile 000,000 pass.
Carloadings 000 cars
Canal Cargo Traffic —
Sault Pte. Marie 000 s. tons
Welland 000 s. tons
St. Lawrence 000 s. tons
Coal Available 000 s. tons
Coke Production 000 tons
Strikes and Lockouts —
Disputes in existence No.
Number of employees No.
Time loss in working days
Percevtagr of unemploy-
ment in Trade Unions. .P.C.
Employment Office Reports —
....No.
....No.
....No.
....No.
....No.
....No.
....No.
No.
$000,000
No.
$000
Applications.
Vacancies
Placements
Immigration— Total
From U. Kingdom
From U. States
From other Countries.
Returned Canadians...
Bank Clearings
Failures
Liabilities.:
5,493
12,224
429
56-65
100-4
165-17
165-02
54-21
13
1,814
20-97
2,024
408
2,437
244
146
61-84
781
1,519
64,713
2,C
64-
11,542
11,342
287
833
48
11,275
7,512
3,677
'742
61
27,731
27,769
3,;
1,878
140
185-02
292
104
32
2,177
147
14
1,268
14,927
21-1
53,885
36,867
35,747
1,288
147
802
339
1,453
1,350
196
2,957
3,911
6,528
634
53-85
85-7
171-32
171-84
53-68
10-31
1,823
25-06
3,112
619
3,731
548
248
72-73
736
1,854
39,921
1,896
87-40
1,024
1,584
747 1
673
9,116
8,250
617
640
49
22,120
21,781
486i
1,605
113
165-83
3,859
7,074
513
60-45
80-1
158-54
150-95
61-19
10-51
1,431
28-42
4,494
983
5,477
214
48-58
853
2,200
28,287
1,751
105-11
1,072
1,774
879i
702
8,848
8,461
229
679
47
22,294
22,196
821i
1,659
107
174-18
5,797
10,212
1,829
77-55
110-2
166-76
163-81
63-55
17-99
1,295
43-57
6,617
1,701
8,318
567
257
67-64
1,045
3,713
27,693
1,568
124-58
10,213
9,813
256
42
10,273
8,742
1,171
736
58
25,027
22,550
1,612
1,814
125
186-01
3,585
6,230
347
42-52
165-5
176-66
186-44
53-90
16-90
2,185
36-03
5,660
1,150
6,810
321
219
38-57
1,102
4,872
10,575
691
32-51
,991
,984
848
1,748
146
11
1,044
10,729
22-0
57,755
31.538
30,721
1,067
142
725
200
957
1,056
238
4,061
1,670
144
17
3,611
14,679
20-6
1,708
156
11
1,501
26,410
20-4
,558
,426
,633
,039
101)
684
246
862
,015
221
,651
803
9,511
8,237
918
663
50
23,851
21,052
1,932
1,653
113
180-18
369
465
279
1,264
143
11
1,413
34,556
23-0
57,580
34,961
33,744
2,059
386
1,274
399
1,538
1,073
190
3,171
3,171
12,463
1,096
62-95
184-3
175-89
172-95
57-01
13-34
1,132
29-24
7,269
952
8,221
333
264
109-52
913
6,271
15,313
1,214
34-30
9,907
9,128
596
816
9,517
8,425
737
673
50
23,400
21,245
1,191
1,632
110
182-73
1,568
1,037
884
1,694
129
13
1,521
31,905
22-1
6,349
4,486
816
110-69
178-5
161-37
164-31
50-03
18-12
7,112
768
349
113-95
979
6,947
17,228
1,933
86-89
10, <
9,420
1,138
891
10,497
8,558
1,579
933
63
24,813
21,654
2,328
2,257
129
185-15
1,1
1,065
905
1,694
119
17
3,011
38,147
3,425
3,590
344
37-85
129-0
142-49
145-43
47-02
7-31
892
27-51
6,773
699
7,472
740
1,089
104-21
1,495
5,307
16,123
1,831
69-33
10,032
9,144
703
717
52
9,685
670
71
22,970
21,053
1,027
1,790
147
157-37
2,638
1,030
822
1,679
127
26
6,121
50,397
218
2,173
5,995
670
53-61
121-1
157-92
154-88
50-03
5-99
871
26-71
3,166
901
4,067
1,523
752
89-78
1,666
5,173
23,167
1,859
66-20
9,746
9,420
137
708
52
10,172
9,119
697
690
65
23,099
21,922
268
6,204
4,553
535
35-46
97-2
150-69
152-62
48-06
5-71
732
23-14
1,741
601
2,342
1,654
802
76-91
1,419
3,959
23,813
1,390
48-13
12,498
9,657
2,681
1,429
44
13,256
9,271
3,723
1,416
55
23,9'8
22,254
5,949
1,813 3,043
138 122
175-62 l 215-65
3,095
1,162
938
1,894
121
16
4,972
62,492
21-4
,815
,397
,355
,944
270
,338
336
,611
, 058
2,825
3,807
1,292
1,061
2,092
127
16
4.251
10,995
20-4
53,437
32,111
29,944
1,871
357
1,279
235
1,378
1,087
192
3,926
2,704
7,029
857
55-26
110-1
157-51
157-57
48-41
6-73
1,599
17-10
2,361
562
2,923
2,416
1,515
83-45
1,351
2,990
27,166
1,477
57-72
12,299
9,534
2,537
1,190
37
12,290
8,005
3,924
1,193
42
28,190
20,839
6,385
2,607
96
211-53
3,924
1,252
1,014
2,543
131
15
2,225
14,470
22-0
23,222
56,877
22,205
1,723
300
1,145
278
1,236
1,176
199
3,439
3,568
15,376
1,070
46-37
99-8
161-33
164-33
45-46
14-15
1,544
37-09
1,669
535
2,204
1,438
906
51-71
134-8
261-9
38,583
1,304
42-39
165
2,109
13,819
1,283;
37-54 j
■ l
138-6&
140-77:
42-34}
27-03r
1.090E
30-76;
1.59F
57a
2,13$
1,090;
47$
32-8i
1,38$
2,872
27,189
1,58|
69-53
731
192-58
2,877
1,087
751
2,738
143
12
1,130
3,653
65,165
28,683
152-5$
215
147
5|
2,02?
>
12
2,375
10,378
49.73J
30,88*
27,383 29,1
1,130
229
4,343
Deficit.
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Table 3. Receipts and Visible Supply of Canadian Grain
11
Receipts at Country Elevators and Platform Loadings
Visible Supply of Canad
ian Grain
and
\\ heat
| Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Month
Thousand Bushels
1930
4,360
2,989
21.248
105,065
53,800
52,445
17,320
9,256
9,843
9,589
8,418
6,145
8,205
5,437
11,862
47,443
74,086
43,056
19.613
10,851
12,245
12,746
5.982
8,197
15,050
3.780
17,633
120 538
79,564
36,457
18,486
523
473
695
5,080
3,967
3,992
2,055
1.681
2,304
3,733
2,097
1,334
2,049
1,970
2,784
2,893
5,270
6,495
3,350
1,909
4,013
4,788
1.834
2,353
2,094
1.091
1,184
3.441
4.08?
3.031
1,612
296
168
1,167
7.735
2,440
1,123
639
516
404
614
688
803
1,412
892
1,047
4,569
1,023
1,586
1,380
801
943
1,194
543
454
514
402
929
2,599
1,125
1,338
1,219
24
15
24
1,185
1,223
1,271
182
65
48
74
60
42
79
60
49
167
900
399
99
26
36
68
70
24
44
48
53
282
693
179
88
29
52
1,145
3,223
1,291
839
233
153
97
362
266
287
418
247
252
349
315
522
209
128
130
245
153
67
57
57
448
540
270
131
98
116,693
102,528
96,448
152,211
188,673
207,386
217,643
202,283
190.202
180,540
162,041
132.593
115,672
110,731
101,733
126,462
163,133
185,811
192,305
195,510
186,120
183,956
164.562
149.251
138.572
121.474
113,036
198 240
239,435
237,194
237,391
8,844
6.834
5,995
9,129
11,206
13,847
15,022
14,207
13,802
14,887
13,242
10,840
9.624
8,886
8,847
9,568
10,864
13,609
15,614
4,626
14,279
14,801
11 055
6,443
5,659
6.204
5.857
7.273
8.316
9,115
9,233
22,442
19,869
21,335
27,892
31,879
31,608
31,339
30,436
29,527
27,551
24,081
15,447
11,944
10,260
8,471
11,338
11,274
10,282
11,494
11,402
11,183
11,100
9 220
6,706
4,401
3,627
3.056
5.813
5,874
6,024
6,772
471
434
449
1,003
1,904
2,405
2,074
2,080
2,104
2,059
1,858
1,254
1,127
742
758
883
1,588
1,549
11,473
1,396
1,363
1,383
1.267
1,424
1,347
1,283
1,208
1,400
1,497
1,582
1,436
8,158
July
8,566
August
September. . .
October
November. . .
December. . . .
1931
January
February. . . .
March
April
May
8,124
9,446
12,225
12,924
13,158
13.458
13,391
13,275
13,448
12,970
12,549
July
12,600
August
September . .
October
November...
December. . .
1932
January
February....
March
April
12,163
12,358
12,309
13,024
12,572
12,355
12,864
12.323
11.122
10,242
7 563
Julv
5,541
August
September.. .
October
November.. .
December. . .
5,129
5 359
5,256
4.77G
4,990
Table 4. Exports and Cash Price of Canadian Grain
Exports of Orain
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Bushels
18.889.550
19.868.298
17.639.228
27.817.053
29.784.275
31. 217. 694
22.230.397
9.608.852
10.296.603
12.995.567
4.680.769
29.521.699
20.783.219
12.004.817
11,909,108
14.335.637
18.925.303
27.452.063
22,355,975
9,472.346
9.898.363
9.920.634
7.513 289
15.543.013
15.857.427
19.620,224
18.289,832
26,874.237
40,192,415
27,301,976
27.735.999
100.319
568.678
158.564
220.519
345.661
381,088
666,166
260.342
127.170
308.087
158.382
1,646,844
2,291.951
1,257,248
753,105
694,900
1.082.074
1.364,700
1,232,261
1.184,647
1.139.568
1.035.612
1.748.438
1.622.815
1.239.599
513,384
800,904
1,050.476
2,1*9,232
1,520,634
1.433,865
59.139
8,749
1,250
146.107
524.849
1.129.144
734,683
244,953
120.034
458.125
755.247
6.281.068
6,199.012
2,655.725
3.2S7.465
757.930
220.752
1.129,460
2.205,976
231,707
323,221
346.107
613.805
1,711,716
1,021.578
1.688.500
1,547,340
769.088
710,213
748,801
272.667
61,240
172,338
102,496
421,428
502,899
150
2,700
168
483.290
49,049
263,500
61,500
184,263
1,200
3,672
362,578
21.959
24.812
11.305
425.398
24.2'>6
623.614
20.000
49.340
10.642
109.036
669,380
122.094
145.273
483.039
71,978
742,391
218,504
302.33'
245.800
299 906
1,691.542
1,115.445
2.480.942
1.194,386
425,911
403,802
504,71^
17,143
Average Cash Price
(Bawis in store Fort William and Port Arthur*
Wheat
No.l
Nor.
Oats
No. 2
C.W.
Barley
No. 3
C.W.
Flax
No. 1
N W.C.
Rye
No. 1
C.W.
Dollars per Bushel
1032
•951
•925
•781
•725
•643
•553
476
•393
2-116
438
•391
1-788
402
•390
1-623
331
•316
1-435
328
•282
1-292
282
•233
1-052
267
•25
•978
261
•221
•95
276
•221
•968
277
•251
1-033
281
•282
1-04
291
•310
1-061
296
•328
1-07
293
•322
1-182
282
•317
1-037
273
• 306
•973
312
•331
•945
336
•425
1-056
300
•383
•99
293
•377
•985
295
•383
1-015
300
•398
1-016
323
•410
•985
355
•402
•837
338
•377
•717
351
•365
•682
300
•344
•715
261
•288
•785
235
•257
•708
240
•302
• 696
210
•277
•701
■537
•523
•551
•425
■373
•306
•30
•271
•286
•312
•316
•341
•355
•327
• 293
• 325
•370
• 487
•427
•426
•441
•478
•457
-412
-337
-331
•334
•318
•292
-295
•297
12 MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Tablp 5. Consumption of Grain anH Production by the Milling Industry
Mill grind ings
Mill production
Wheat flour
and
month
Wheat
Oats
Corn
Barley
Mixed
grain
Oatmeal
Rolled
oats
Corn
flour and
meal
Wheat
flour
exported
Percent-
age of
Quan-
tity
operation
1930
August
Bushels
Bushels
Bushels
Bushels
Bushels
Barrels
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Barrels
6.930,364
817,134
235.271
83.091
632,982
53 3
1,547.936
922.208
10,109,769
2,195.274
627,233
7.254.614
1.054,097
151.357
90.074
1,059,204
57-2
1.624,238
1.017,130
13,825.936
1.755.038
734,349
October
8.348,434
1.173.911
183.736
131,307
1.432.239
620
1,868,575
1,160,492
13,588.271
1.948,686
813,691
November
7.788.827
1.085,491
176.074
128.156
1.872.362
62- 1
1,739.375
1,278.662
13,326.255
1.499.621
792,271
December
5.225,805
1,125.885
148.866
136,065
1,886.930
38-7
1.170.025
3.636,850
10,723,499
1.070,225
601,894
1931
Januarv
4.833.535
997.080
160,976
125.357
1.915.710
36-6
1.086.272
2.449,163
10,870,397
1,155.518
392,256
February
4 607 154
940.355
170.167
129.777
1 657.462
37-3
1.035.383
1 461.180
10.434.204
1894.492
414,773
5.158,112
843.761
822.047
785 196
141.271
176 096
157.539
134.297
116.171
84.809
1.660.573
1 565.891
1 189.023
38-9
38-3
411
1.168.408
1.058.311
1.183 280
1,568.252
2 925 422
2 865.362
8,674,493
6,945.416
7 659.185
1.158,556
2.612 040
2 130.887
560,553
4 718.805
5 304.076
326.117
May
481,265
June
5.033,072
769.942
1G7.195
73.578
9^2.0*1
43-7
1.121.115
1.569,155
9.528,397
2,072.918
490,294
July . . ...
5.932,146
937.695
175.921
81,527
938,413
47-1
1.319,008
690.259
12.272,542
2.612,240
466,967
August
5.992,090
836.410
149 814
107.612
1,029.935
47-8
1.333.287
408,475
9,530.679
2,277,749
522,178
Beptem her . . .
8.772,319
1,166,178
170.265
126.363
1.272,527
56-7
1.515.613
1,439.602
14.520,597
2,039.254
556,565
October
7,565.330
1,506,473
172.015
1?6.71o
1,705.240
60-5
1.693.925
2.509,165
17,498,451
2.288,754
558,459
November. . . .
^,101,645
1,761,877
209.089
129.541
1,791.642
70-0
1.012,457
3.520.322
20,901,593
2,588,950
476,487
December
5.275.097
1,151.246
158.509
106,230
2.123,600
40-9
1.175.152
3.659.093
11,513,316
1,714.434
451,310
1932
Januarv
3,798,168
902.969
145. 73«
89.204
1,788,297
31-3
851.192
1.799.72«
9,534,327
1,802,005
331,806
February
3.751.268
7*9.941
153.989
68,471
1.701.8^0
31-3
842. 123
1.788.903
8.218.910
2.3' , 9,16o
357,513
March
4 685 646
882.368
175 321
85 035
1 818 416
37-2
1.053 770
1 653,557
9.454.423
2 233.622
414.779
April
4.446.506
666.203
178.754
73.738
1.416,128
35-9
993.385
1,551.310
6.594.244
2.591.116
255,390
May
4. 643. 15«>
616.418
129.879
53.386
1.045.021
38-6
1,040.693
888. 497
6.315.048
l,9 n 8,770
461.867
June
5.173,525
650.403
135.783
44.464
873.889
43-0
1,151.286
880,560
8,027,410
2,099,028
570.861
July
5 379.486
695,557
183.623
40,894
716.067
41 3
1.201,965
402,937
8.940,843
2.628.909
446,379
August
5 716.002
939 418
187 020
74.088
895 616
42-7
1 272 009
658 480
12 301.642
2 738 376
330,382
September
6.151.877
1,081.749
147.992
72.056
1.174,201
50-9
1,384.500
777,966
14,124.180
2.226.154
385,113
October
7,670,615
1.346,592
129.236
77,779
1.447,920
62-4
1.721,598
1,387.585
16.683/29
1,776,832
528,794
November. . . .
8,638,600 1,453.153
209.499
102,769 1,941,348
70-5 1.942,044 1,193.036 17,871,610 2,466,753
576,864
Table 6. Receipts, Manufactures and Stocks of Sugar in Thousand Pounds
Year and
4-week period
1930
August 9.
September 6.
October 4.
November 1.
November 29
December 31.
1931
January 31.
February 28
March 28.
April 25.
May 23
June 20.
July 18
August 15.
September 12.
October 10.
November 7.
December 5.
December 31.
1932
January 30.
February 27.
March 26
April 23
May 21.
June 18.
July 16.
August 13
September 10.
October 8.
November 5.
December 3
Raw Sugar
Stock
on hand
at be-
ginning
of period
93.595
82,707
93,369
53.544
60,779
104.507
108.269
115.726
91.476
71.255
74.881
117,363
123,541
110,325
76.658
96.140
66,512
Ol.OS^
96,785
98.423
102.650
83.834
67.702
60,295
122/05
122,425
110.656
38 489
77,116
60.036
106.861
Re-
ceipts
104.466
90.592
59.575
75 781
115.341
49.803
34.506
18 68"
34.275
49.907
123 518
79.112
77.162
66.006
107.72?
54.318
110.354
90,828
50.737
32,199
8.639
36.780
27 237
126.477
75.2°4
85,435
35.11?
120 743
75.160
123,367
80,943
Melt-
ings
and
ship-
ments
107.604
87.681
99.399
68.547
71.613
46.040
27.050
42 930
54.497
46282
81 036
72.933
90, 37°
99.674
88.23"
8'. 055
85.833
85,076
49.099
27.973
27.454
52.912
34 644
64.5-7
75.005
97.2^4
107.288
82 HO
92 230
76^543
70,707
Refined Sugar
Stock
on hand
at be-
ginning
of period
78.402
87.835
86. 137
89.321
102.122
131.418
136.260
111.178
98.886
96.086
71 354
79.818
77.289
74.075
76.046
02.326
88.407
130.392
162.469
174.905
155.110
131.044
129 590
109.901
111.503
123.942
108.248
124 079
174,985
174,985
155,411
Manu-
factured
granu-
lated
90.529
80,516
86.561
91.957
97,293
57,875
23,643
35 380
47,504
37.025
66. 180
63,254
78,414
84.879
82.700
86,397
109,523
110,785
51,744
24,211
22.640
44.332
30 275
53.212
63.996
84,990
91,620
73.687
97,775
108,298
109,777
Manu-
factured
yellow
and
brown
9,258
6.914
9.878
7.731
11.265
9.202
3.540
5.029
8.085
5 331
10 476
6.106
6.881
6.993
6.706
9.700
12.267
13.635
9.860
3.6 C
3.041
7.544
5 605
5.540
9.725
7.503
10.080
8 23o
8.238
7,576
12.679
Total
manu-
factured
99.787
87.430
96.439
99.688
108.558
67.077
27.184
40 408
55 589
42.356
76 655
69.360
05.295
91.871
89,406
96.105
121.701
124,420
61.613
27.891
25.681
51 876
35.879
58.751
73.722
92.583
101,700
81.917
106,613
115,874
122.457
Total
domes-
tic
shio-
ments
88.719
86,739
90.865
84.386
77.119
52,812
51,595
52,161
57.641
66.091
66.933
70,882
87.306
88,342
82,097
87,601
77.662
90,849
48,712
47,2 '0
49.221
52.838
55 229
56.256
60,354
107.377
84,478
79 741
101,052
84.813
87,675
Ship-
ments
granu
lated
84.171
81,696
83,912
77,202
67,650
46,364
46,867
46 216
51.188
60,250
60.766
65.395
81,810
84.192
75.001
80.321
69,411
76,969
42.927
42.439
43.691
47,136
47 723
51.129
55.403
100.986
79.862
74 845
95,456
76.537
77,105
Ship-
ments
yellow
and
brown
6.182
7,432
9.342
9,685
11,61?
7,494
5,399
6.485
7,200
6.839
7 4"5
6.494
6,690
5.708
8,12.-
9,783
10,395
15.374
6.170
.291
,007
,262
.451
9.521
11,848
Total
ship-
ments
90.353
89.120
93.254
86.887
79,262
53.858
52.265
52 700
58,388
67. 088
68 191
71 889
88.510
89.900
83,12f
90,104
79.806
92.342
49.097
47,766
49.747
53.330
55 569
57.149
61.->83
108.277
85,869
82.107
104/08
86,058
89,033
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Table 7. Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes Entered for Consumption.
Year and Month
1930
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1931
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1932
January
February
March
April ,
May
June
July
August.
September
October
November
December
Tobacco,
cut
Pound
1,463,701
1,361.430
1,386,779
1,322,441
1,406,258
1.381,943
1,224,840
1,312,936
1,057,507
1,163.399
1.372.596
1,250.655
1,487,028
1.480 478
1.468.877
1,449.103
1,457.618
1,452,865
1,451,340
1,366,'
1.144.298
1,272,469
1,414.941
1,659.842
1.436,417
1,493.496
1.488,431
1,559,663
1,662,365
1,551,042
1,427,688
1,209.81°
Tobacco,
plug
Pound
562.472
577.722
583,668
552,148
476.020
452,670
455,503
471,292
366,785
430,463
459 155
439.364
514.005
503 867
453 989
469.793
417,050
439,268
410,253
426,968
382.000
343,887
389.797
425 577
421.248
425. 899
391.668
419,483
368,601
379,960
358,572
340.791
Cigarettes
Number
651,235.720
434.9*8 266
529.519.070
477.205.140
483,960.240
438.497.550
401.175.589
326,147,670
319,555.340
327,255,230
349.681,715
382,303.130
382,951,155
430.179 170
474,415,620
425,138,580
371,311,090
344,956.140
355,716,768
369,235,870
278.416.630
281.496.910
304,243,772
269 309 750
312,790.432
376.779.975
338,874.828
329,466,3*4
313,709,922
214,301.678
388,655.140
301613.955
Cigarettes,
over-
weight
Number
141,660
97,100
71,000
51,800
167,700
17,900
38,200
144,300
78.300
68.500
117,800
500
31,820
164.250
227,450
200,400
76,600
135,450
115,200
148,210
57,200
56.700
50,150
49.050
37,350
66,300
40,300
43,700
39,400
57.100
148,400
39.260
Cigars
Number
17,687,316
16,654.019
16.947,724
17,944.831
19,333,469
22,515,6*6
17,418,328
11,408,452
7,259,572
7,650,784
9.984 215
11,116,740
14.734,327
14.380.513
14,091,692
12,860,616
15,270,873
17,316,957
15,753,873
11,329,243
7.595,920
8,154.663
9,657.775
10 20 s ? 636
10,552,455
12,754.263
11,492,868
12,298,501
12,799,348
14,424,229
14,071.178
9 014.869
Foreign
raw leaf
tobacco
Pound
1,763,088
1,110,358
1,416.720
1.482,179
1.514.2*3
1,505,683
1,139,124
1.064.933
1,288.600
1.072.285
1.115 135
1.284.691
1,434.154
1.382 348
1.328.631
1.283,479
1,076.864
1,177.265
1,144,401
994,476
1,063,412
8S9.417
942.999
1.120 066
1,108.312
1,320.001
1,149.197
1.083,602
1,042,140
938.889
1,027,873
744.579
Table 8. — Production of Boots and Shoes.
1950
May,
June
July
August
September..
October
November..
December...
1931
January
February....
March
April
May
June
July
August
September. .
October
November..
December. .
1932
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September . .
October
November. .
Boots and shoes with leather or fabric uppers
Welts
263,044
255.538
335.729
306.544
310.184
290.812
204.928
193,340
231,498
278,200
326.112
332,306
293,408
252,037
281.175
274,644
275,156
235.904
181,474
171.294
212,534
272,581
281,244
243,435
241.653
235.079
247,387
273,591
267,515
213,345
196 «01
McKays
and
all
imitation
welts
686,721
618,747
548,897
722,749
740.557
663,654
422,543
406,884
426,112
600,694
880,851
810,653
892,177
782,256
683.700
816.379
824.817
723,0^9
494.143
433,536
532,297
774,827
907.035
781,111
821,112
746,474
610,921
828,070
807,126
679,722
450 4 '8
Nailed
pegged,
screw
or wire
fastened
112,551
107,369
115,584
144,308
160,270
161.697
113,951
113,786
111,106
123,809
152,328
134,025
146.830
119,495
121,877
164,848
195,496
182,54?
150.854
132,822
123.365
158,460
150 132
120,920
125.907
118,518
129.505
180,350
185,458
189,725
166 0"4
Sticb-
downs
232,817
220.562
168.963
129,710
125,639
123,372
114,824
128,353
126,310
138,121
177,142
207,343
233.114
234,244
174.632
148,542
124,722
139,528
138,910
148,777
132,897
171,322
212.237
216,884
264.754
243,324
169,801
148,365
136,672
151.968
1 35 217
Total
1.370,781
1.250,886
1,232,993
1,368,683
1,406,149
1,305.315
900,345
877,041
921,878
,184,316
,596.409
.546.111
.622,637
,442,330
,316,349
,467,600
,482,835
,337,126
,013,879
919,847
029.556
414.816
607.280
413.214
507.574
400,508
202,968
484.042
470.476
301,011
017 153
Total footwear
Mens'
401,356
393,345
439,235
465,095
483.554
494.271
350,806
339,476
296,301
368.102
472,669
443.797
445.979
403.207
421,682
434,443
454,133
431,115
363,011
348,868
300.352
420.882
411,320
370,801
422,104
436.647
409,588
469.002
471,961
449,281
'03.661
Boys*
and
youths'
80,487
68.316
63,899
81,408
100.482
97,210
77,582
85,163
72,959
68,363
97,515
92.829
85.643
79.458
74,836
85,615
104.041
119.592
107,503
104,437
79,681
91,177
87,098
68,822
75,047
65,144
54,778
91,741
109.625
108.139
110 661
Women's
694,418
626,824
634, 137
719,083
754,204
670,404
430, 139
384,526
386,168
554,616
790,849
756.981
817,519
766,049
674,325
804,318
839,989
711,900
513.384
418.306
491,281
731.280
807.022
742,845
803,803
746,658
665,684
863,149
858,238
748,048
5«8.!>63
Misses'
and
childrens
222.638
201.050
171,396
182,347
176,812
183.681
175,803
159,008
144,793
188,776
244,120
252,635
260,635
210,498
187,098
196,594
184,536
197,983
178,872
174,731
163,531
214,295
264 903
232,427
248,460
214,127
160,666
183.565
187,436
202.130
187.757
Babies
and
infants'
126,639
108,909
108.205
94.753
100.807
106.846
90.468
96,019
84.703
97,108
124,777,.,
123,675 1.
Total
1.524,938
1,398.444
1,414.872
1.542,686
1,615,859
1.552 392
1,124.798
1.064.192
131,016
117.239
98,881
106,036
89.738
93,554
91.926
87,192
77,337
100.779
119.865
108,597
106,674
96.616
88.768
100,902
95,942
91,592
90 992
984,924
278,965
729.930
669. 917
740.792
576,449
456.822
627,006
672,437
554,144
254,696
133,534
112,192
558,413
720,208
523,492
656.088
,559,192
,379.484
,708,359
,723,202
.599,190
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Table 9. — Sales and Slaughterings <
Df Live Stock
, Retail Food Prices, and Cold Storage Holdings.
Classification
1931
1932
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Sales on Stock Yds:
(Current month
■prelim.)
Cattle
48.811
18.005
125,677
34,213
42.573
14,653
127,558
22,351
36,234
17,606
111,246
13,443
43,992
29.112
117,198
15,157
38,244
35,424
112,178
11,388
44,226
38.482
119.341
11,867
38,833
30.026
104,127
30,434
44,941
25,35f
81,55/
38,45/
64,884
26.638
83.187
60,488
56,647
24,305
62,737
60,044
58,195
25,299
76,081
103,224
66,598
45.127
26,072 13,117
126,986 1
75,412
08,160
23,780
Inspected Slaugh-
terings:
Cattle
48.645
17.150
4.055
50.484
247,250
47.875
17,305
10.171
38.101
263,785
39.379
22.679
5,258
29,454
239,921
44,505
43.253
2.801
34,304
232,875
43.302
46.612
28.448
1.426
229,124
44.156
51,240
16,685
6.519
254,836
41,818
43.171
12,726
37,472
247,722
41.22J
32 255
11 36?
52 64(
191,57'
47,184
31.598
11,983
73,856
189,253
52,174
29,450
11,286
89,869
166,352
50,408
27,2'8
8,216
137,368
189,222
56,03«
23,722
8,982
109,900
249,858!
45,075
14,919
5,369
44,019
!68,300
Av. Retail Prices, in
cents, of Food in
Canada:
13-2
13-3
13-4
13-7
13-4
13-3
13-3
IS-
13-1
12-7
12-4
11-9
10-9
15-8
15-3
15-7
15-7
14-6
13-6
13-5
IS-
13-2
13-1
13-2
12-7
12-2
21-9
22-2
22-2
22-5
22-2
22-9
22-7
21 f
21-4
20-4
19-3
17-9
16-6
Pork fresh .... "
16-6
160
15-8
15-6
15-3
15-2
15-0
15-(
) 15-6
15-9
15-7
14-5
12-9
22-3
20-8
19-3
18-4
17-8
17-2
16-8
16-1
17-6
18-8
19-6
19-2
18-6
13-0
12-8
12-5
11-8
11-5
11-5 11-3
li-:
11-4
12-1
12-6
13-3
12-9
49-5
41-8
29-7
32-8
24-8
19-5
19-2
21 -J
24-1
25-6
30-3
38-6
45-2
Milk qt
10-8
10-7
10-4
10-2
10-1
10-0
9-8
9-(
) 9-6
9-6
9-5
9-6
9-8
27-2
27-5
25-9
24-1
31-2
24-5
22-6
2M
) 22-1
25-0
26-9
26-4
25-9
22-5
21-1
21-4
21-3
21-2
21-0
20-7
20-
20-2
19-8
20-0
19-9
19-8
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-2
6-2
5-'
5-6
5-6
5-6
5-6
5-8
Flour "
3-0
3-1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-C
2-'
2-9
2-9
2-9
2-8
2-7
4-7
4-7
4-7
4-7
4-7
4-7
4-7
4-1
4-8
4-8
4-8
4-7
4-6
8-8
8-7
8-7
8-7
8-5
8-6
8-5
8-i
5 8-5
8-5
8-4
8-3
8-2
4-9
17-6
4-8
16-6
4-6
16-3
4-4
16-4
4-3
15-8
4-3
15-9
4-3
15-5
4-:
15-'
I 4-2
r 15.9
4-3
16-1
4-3
15-7
4-2
15-8
4-0
Apples e vapor-
15-5
Prunes "
11-8
11-7
11-4
11-4
11-0
10-8
11-0
10-<
) 11-0
11-2
10-8
10-7
10-6
6-2
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-0
60
5-S
5-<
l 5-8
5-9
5-8
5-8
5-8
Tea "
52-4
51-4
51-3
50-6
50-3
45-2
45-5
45-(
) 44-6
45-2
44-5
43-«
43-7
Coffee "
45-0
44-6
44-3
43-5
43-7
42-6
42-4
42-
41-6
42-4
41-3
41-2
41-0
Potatoes peck
16-1
15-8
16-1
15-8
15-3
15-2
14-7
14. <
> 26-4
18-4
17-3
17-3
18-1
Cold Storage
1932
1933
Holdings
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Cold Storage Holdings a
s at
First of Month:
(000 lbs. or doz.)
Butter—
23,937
216
24,153
11,664
2,862
510
4,160
14,892
2,659
439
6.705
5.580
30,275
2,482
6,167
3,502
185
169
10,023
18,665
197
18,862
10,208
1,536
602
3,725
16,148
4,333
539
7,638
7.387
36,045
3,233
5,688
4,537
411
96
10,732
10,212
144
10,356
7,936
282
251
3,252
20.210
3,371
573
7,859
8.423
40,436
2,738
5.019
4,033
314
235
9,600
4,431
4,49(
7,66
24(
422
3,29*
21,861
3,822
37*
5,97
8,214
40,251
2,84*
3,931
4,41<
351
21(
8.91'
t 2,816
32
5 2,848
5,934
> 3,416
534
3,458
! 22,455
! 2,840
i 702
57.695
7,784
41,476
3,286
3.416
4.299
[ 233
) 198
[ 8,146
4.292
93
4,385
7,535
8,870
584
4,312
21.593
3.080
1.048
5.991
10,580
42.293
3.743
2,975
3.992
458
175
7,600
16,472
334
16.806
16.022
10,879
829
5.081
18,458
3,122
982
5,848
8,999
37,409!
4,257
2,329
3,583
327
162
6,401
25,283
259
25,542
19,355
11,211
820
5,158
3,862
2,695
394
6,422
1,180
$4,553
3,566
2,668
4.094
302
224
7,288
30,943
338
31,281
22,119
11,896
995
5,023
10,255
3,118
710
6.083
9,788
29,954
2,707
2,792
4,596
287
177
7,852
33,318
257
33,575
21,764
11,056
1,205
4,848
6,466
2,463
369
5,051
8.053
22,4 A 2
1.183
2,813
4,989
239
72
8,113
31,181
136
31,316
20,423
8,229
519
4.506
5,236
2,573
267
4,451
9,624
22,152
1,913
3.294
5,002
110
88
8,493
26,361
109
26,470
13,229
4,123
271
3,988
6,649
3.830
409
4,912
7.7*7
23.567
1.539
4,642
4,850
79
93
9,665
20,328
69
Totals
20,397
Cheese
12,944
Egos—
Cold Storage
1,254
Fresh
273
Frozen
3,773
Pork —
11,765
Fresh not frozen
Cured dry salted
Cured sweet pick
In process of cure
Totals
4,281
461
led....
6,219
6,827
29,552
Lard
2,327
Beef—
Fresh frozen
5,113
Fresh not frozen
Cured
3,421
222
In process of cure
Totals
184
8,940
Veal—
Fresh frozen
1,089
236
1,325
666
277
943
453
241
694
36'
63<
l,00f
1 484
) 447
i 930
648
508
1,156
716
453
1,169
802
414
1,215
893
323
1,216
889
471
1,360
958
416
1,374
894
359
1,253
702
Fresh not frozen
Totals
180
882
Mutton and Lamb —
Frozen
8,471
199
8,670
7,017
385
7,402
6.048
182
6.230
4,84
171
5,02'
5 3,946
5 161
I 4,107
2,172
140
2,312
1,506
214
1,747
1,001
277
1 277
872
366
1.239
1,020
449
1,469
3,070
383
3,453
4,856
439
5,295
5,043
Not,frozen
274
Totals
5,291
Poultry
13,646
13,216
11,668
9,45!
! 7,701
6,368
5,257
4,414
3,374
2,404
2,057
3,549
8,341
Fish—
Fresh frozen
15,473
13,042
10,724
9,24
r 8,569
9,288
10,173
14 086
16,734
19,512
21,706
19,953
17,121
Fresh not frozen.
Smoked, etc
84
6,795
6,
4,97-
> 48
1 4,544
151
3,830
51
5,218
56
5,522
83
6,228
46
6,825
52
7,177
89
7,173
40
7,964
8,510
6,734
Fresh frozen during prec
eding
month
,384
1,
504
l.t
42
1.11
3 1,014
1,624
2,451
6,073
3
,986
3,
912
4,107
2 740
1,680
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Table 10. Output of Central Electric Stations in Canada. (A) Monthly Output.
(Thousands of Kilowatt Hours i
Totals for Canada
Generated by Water- F J ower
General e«l ■> Fue
Month
Mari-
Prairie
British
Prainp
Othi»i
1 otal
Water
Fuel
Total
time
Pro-
vinces
Quebeo
Ontario
Pro-
Colum-
Pro-
Pro-
Imports
vinces
bia
vinces
vince*-
1,565,856
35,870
1,601.726
16,989
797,314
548, 906
111.318
91,329
18,138
17.732
124,029
December...
1.496.901
38.431
1.535.332
17.616
746,934
532.318
117.079
82.954
19.953
18.47*
10°. 004
1930- January
1.613.719
41,092
1,554.811
29.448
745.711
549.119
104.698
84.743
23.063
18.029
ir.625
1.371,215
26,880
1.398.095
28,705
686.957
489.210
82.397
83.946
18.702
8.178
117.176
1.491.040
24.425
1.515.465
34.469
741.411
628.404
89 826
96 930
18.22?
6.203
•26.894
April
May
1.480.953
21.385
1 502.338
42.968
744,861
509.615
92 601
90.908
16.437
4.948
117.504
1,523.521
21.106
1,544.627
44.139
761.327
624.679
100.116
93.260
16.466
4.640
129.138
June
1,414.236
20.375
1.434.611
42,632
709.245
485,791
87.683
88.°85
15.801
4,57*
W.016
Julv
1.404.009
21,681
1.425,690
40, 667
722,335
460.611
89. 169
91. '27
16.522
5. 159
1*1.817
August
1,391.054
20,806
1.411.860
41,788
710.842
457 424
84.925
96.075
14,898
5.908
142,571
September. .
1.419.051
23,910
1.442.961
38.662
704.123
185.151
92.060
99.055
14.882
9.028
153.657
October
1,549.846
24,714
1.574.560
39.180
781,996
521.991
95.005
111,374
18.87*
7.840
161.323
November
1.488.175
27,228
1,515.403
41,264
764.490
480.131
92.292
109.998
19,506
7.722
141.587
December .
1.513.152
29,156
1,542.308
44.295
764,612
480.442
111.443
112,360
19.748
9.408
149.295
1931-January
1.456,326
32,395
1,488,721
44,394
735,385
469,438
104,099
103.010
20,187
12.208
162,443
February....
1.311.136
27.851
1.338.987
31.097
674.560
422.213
88.481
94.785
17.298
10.553
145,461
1,391.982
25.576
1.417.558
34.338
703,708
451,912
95.991
106.033
15.992
9.584
127 940
April
1.388.034
23,056
1.411,090
52.154
717.900
415,482
101.539
100.959
13.360
9,6f6
97. 677
May
1.342 940
22.846
1,365.786
53,433
693,853
394,243
102.640
98.771
12.781
10.065
86.824
Juno
1.267,869
21 , 959
1.289.828
52.675
638,719
379,568
101.337
95,570
12.139
9.820
88.602
Julv
1,230.622
20,700
1,251.322
50.712
620. 634
369,294
100.480
89,502
12.297
8.403
95.085
August
1.234,266
21,883
1,256,149
44,924
644.446
352.877
98.119
93,900
12.905
8.978
99,780
September. .
1.263,412
25,001
1,288,413
46,251
662,400
355,122
102.835
96.804
13.436
11.565
93.288
October
1,400,704
27,638
1,428,342
55,743
736,381
384.065
123.087
101,428
15,332
12,306
95.423
November..
1.385.378
29.642
1,415,020
56.725
731,014
373,084
125,867
98,688
18.819
10.823
73,357
December . .
1,397,876
34,306
1.432,182
55,214
722,508
385,407
130.407
104.340
20,908
13.398
69,362
1932- January
1,382.794
31,124
1,413,918
48,584
721,827
374,534
129,050
107.899
20,382
10,742
61,767
February
1,297,892
27,241
1,325,133
46.098
682.589
355,865
115.39«
97.041
18,125
0,116
52,422
March
1,363,912
24,784
1,388.696
44 292
713,227
394,206
110 943
101 244
15 410
9,374
55 414
April
1,306,751
22,736
1,329,487
50,445
700,575
363,099
99.544
93.088
12,413
10,323
54.982
May
1.249.226
21,789
1,271,015
53.897
661.740
344.635
95.863
93.091
12.294
9.495
51.354
June
1,176.673
21,559
1,198,232
47.894
633.614
325,476
83.542
86, 147
11,996
9,563
64.864
July
1.133,555
22,026
1,155,581
38,583
606.872
317,815
81,519
88.766
11,986
10,040
59 015
August
1,206.682
23,538
1,230,220
44,786
663.911
326. 0°1
82,120
89.835
13,530
10,008
69.192
September. .
1,254.644
24,496
1,279.140
48.069
687.536
337 472
90.0"2
91,485
13.976
10,520
71 500
October.....
1,362,754
27,474
1,390,228
50,989
763,577
348. K30
1^4,780
94,«78
16.072
11,402
5^,737
November. .
1,416.774
31,153
1,447,927
53,110
823,035
333,265
111.404
95,960
18,303
12.76C
35.023
December . .
1,400,761
32,398
1,433,159
52,587
801,907
326,173
116,933
103,161
19,679
12,719
41,609
(B) Average Daily Output.
1929- November.
December.
1930-January....
February...
March
April
May
June
July
Aueust
September.
October
November.
December..
1931 -January. ...
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October —
November.
December .
1932-January
February. . .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December .
52.195
1,195
53,390
586
28,577
18,296
,3 711
3,045
604
591
48,288
1,239
49.527
568
24.095
17,172
3.777
2.67«
643
59«
48,829
1,326
50,155
950
24.055
17,713
3.377
2,734
744
582
48,972
960
49.932
1,025
24,531
17.472
2,913
2,908
668
292
48.098
788
43.886
1,112
23.916
17 045
2.898
3,127
588
200
49.365
713
50.078
1.432
24.829
16.987
3.087
3.030
548
165
49.146
681
49.827
1,424
24.559
16,925
3,230
3.008
631
150
47.141
679
47.820
1.422
23,642
16.193
2, 9^2
2,962
527
152
45.291
699
45,990
1,312
23.301
14.858
2,877
2,943
533
166
44.873
671
45.544
1,348
22,9.30
14,756
2,740
3,099
481
190
47.301
797
48.098
1,288
23.470
16.172
3,069
3,302
496
301
49.995
797
50,792
1,273
25.226
16,838
3,065
3,593
644
253
49,606
908
50,514
1,375
25,483
16,004
3,077
3,667
650
258
48,811
940
49,751
1,429
24,665
15,498
3,595
3,624
637
v 303
46.978
1,045
48,023
1,432
23,722
15.143
3,358
3,323
651
394
46,826
995
47,821
1,111
24,091
15,079
3,160
3,385
618
377
44,903
825
45,728
1.108
22.700
14.578
3,096
3.421
516
300
46.268
768
47,036
1,738
23,930
13,849
3,385
3,366
445
323
43,320
737
44.057
1,723
22,382
12,718
3,311
3,186
412
325
42,262
732
42,994
1,756
21,291
12.652
3,378
3,185
405
327
39,698
667
40.365
1,636
20,020
11,913
3,242
2,887
396
271
39,815
706
40,521
1,449
20,789
11.383
3.165
3,029
416
290
42,114
833
42,947
1,542
22,080
11,837
3.42a
3,227
448
385
45,184
891
45,980
1,798
23,754
12,380
3,971
3.272
494
397
46,170
988
47,167
1,801
24,367
12,436
4,195
3,290
627
361
45.093
1.106
46.199
1,781
23,307
12,436
4,207
3,366
674
432
44,606
1,004
45,610
1,567
23,285
12,081
4,102
3,481
657
347
55,754
939
56,693
1,621
23,537
12,271
3,079
3,346
625
314
43,997
799
44,796
1,429
23.007
12.716
3.579
3.266
497
302
43,558
758
44,316
1,681
23,353
12,103
3,318
3,103
414
344
40,298
704
41,002
1,739
21.336
11.117
3,002
3,003
396
306
39,222
719
39,941
1,507
21.120
10.849
2.785
2,872
400
319
36,566
711
37,277
I.214
19.577
10.252
2,630
2.863
387
324
38,025
759
39,684
1.445
21,416
10.517
2.649
2,898
436
323
41 821
817
42,638
1,602
22 018
11.249
3,003
3.049
466
351
43,060
886
44,846
1,642
24,632
11,243
3,380
3,060
518
368
47,226
1,038
48,264
1,770
27,435
11,109
3,713
3,199
613
425
45,186
1,045
46,231
1,696
25,868
10,522
3,772
3.328
635
410
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Table 11 — Railway Revenue Freight Loaded at Stations in Canada in Tons.
Commodities
Railway Freight Loaded—
Agrici ltural Products —
Wheat
Corn
Oats
Barley
Rye
Flaxseed
Other grain
Flour
Other mill products
Hay and straw
Cot' on '
Apples (fresh) '.
Other fruit (fresh)
Potatoes
Other fresh vegetables
Other agricultural products. . .
Animal Products —
Horses .
Cattle and calves
Sheep
Hogs
Dressed meats (fresh)
Dressed meats (cured, salted,
canned)
Other packing house products
(edible)
Poultry
Eggs
Butter and cheese
Wool '
Hides and leather
Other animal products (non-
edible)
Mine Products —
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Lignite coal
Coke
Iron ores
Other ores and concentrates. ..
Base bullion and matte
Clay, gravel, sand, stone
(crushed)
Slate — Dimensions or block
stone
Crude petroleum
Asphalt
Salt
Other mine products
Forest Products —
Logs, posts, poles, cord wood. .
Ties
Pulpwood
Lumber— Timber— Box shooks
—Staves heading
Other forest products
Manufactures and Miscellan-
eous—
Refined Petroleum and its pro-
ducts
Sugar
Iron, pig and bloom
Rails and fastenings .
Bar and sheet iron — Structural
iron and iron pipe
Castings, machinery & boilers
Cement
Brick and artificial stone
Limp and plaster
Sewer pipe and drain tile
Agricultural implements and
vehicles other than autos
Automobiles and auto trucks. .
Household goods
Furniture
Liquor beverages
Fertilizers, all kinds
Paper printed matter, books.
Wood-pulp
Fish (fresh, frozen cured, etc.)
Canned goods (all canned food
products)
Other manufactures and mis-
cellaneous
Merchandise
1931
Oct
1,548,002
1,
77,848
30,929
4,135
8,369
9,721
134,139
109,377
37,838
192
70,199
7,551
41,192
24,309
111,800
7,812
51,181
14,489
19,710
9,502
2,058
55377
262
876
6,187
1,084
4,294
4,(
2.203
620,851
303,025
76,462
621
77,452
4,213
480,293
12.006
1,676
21,038
13.897
70,083
161.315
2.947
127,147
215,006
17,104
175,354
13,753
17,564
5,082
35, ,817
11.017
132.792
23.759
20.865
6,366
4.009
2,732
7.800
2.753
13,947
15.307
135.952
55.617
5,771
9.896
224,542
163.718
Jan.
409,261
4.
61.375
25.544
6.657
1.429
3.170
73.978
67.304
41.876
424
20.644
729
17.320
11.262
19,540
2,
26.457
1.959
23,662
8,829
1,526
474
867
2.194
' 308
3.725
2.1
976
435.626
345,671
69,338
95
69,845
24.072
69.632
8.118
1,934
2.230
10.948
54,056
140.082
865
139.123
150, 791
10,693
84.837
11 548
6 863
1,553
23.815
6.
35.783
8.532
13,
4.644
1.623
6.289
1.542
2.632
9.:
12.235
153 039
37.839
6.802
9.762
156.708
117.297
1932
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept
2,749
19,055
1,334
20.975
6,841
2,549
4,550
327
610
2,838
347
2,785
2,933
346
407.264
357.941
77.555
66
60,641
24,242
73,921
8,445
1.765
1.769
12.343
57.983
196.522
3.512
205,311
155,516
11,692
79.650
13.625
8,130
1,320
23,377
6.208
27,117
7,870
14,726
3,478
1,930
8,739
1,954
1,819
9.482
18 313
137.793
46.835
8.298
13,942
200.843
J 25. 345
25.970
1,464
21.941
7,603
2,582
4,473
351
736
2,491
376
2,812
3,062
921
429,537
233.985
71.469
292
69.138
26,883
96,740
2.409
1,443
14,573
58,322
238.218
5,291
231.621
186,279
14,910
100,973
20.430
9,493
9.822
24.762
6.359
31.244
7.595
574
548
,19
215
778
8.064
27.905
1,342
18,981
6,322
3,148
4,089
265
2,159
2,213
280
2,588
2,661
317
357,117
97,088
46,589
825
64,5 C 6
29.300
174,647
8,582
2,332
2,748
15,325
50,512
189,524
3 , 60 ;
130,010
181,851
12,116
126,604
15,468
6,69^
8,852
22,259
7,630
50,260
9.655
19.214 18,208
4,026 3,796
3.644
13.607
3,850
1.845
12.350
37 108
141.924
44.400
4.640
15,916
186.096
154.735
4,196
11,304
7,167
1.8)4
11.154
75.682
121.966
42.477
2,514
10,905
166,607
169.161
2,688
24,479
596
19,908
6,588
4,335
4,366
148
3.280
3,670
331
2,028
2,630
860
429,206
51,665
19,168
1,010
51,428
23,193
252,232
11,618
1,879
8,126
15,326
62,587
127,518
5,154
93,734
187,905
11,047
174,806
11,097
4,835
2,055
26,511
6.573
60. 179
11,181
18,267
2,567
10.835
5,114
1,409
10.887
1,170,526
7.922
41.235
21,337
12,947
5,548
1,718
103,031
84.255
12,353
187
183
1.429
16.127
2,193
9,276
2.871
25,889
1,480
20,934
5,700
5,139
42
1,765
7,153
460
2,332
2,613
946
429,465
33,191
19,111
942
45,778
25,924
292.715
10,342
708
18,936
15,615
68,111
98,556
6,120
58,434
199,350
22,644
157.460
15 712
3.713
2,924
25,117
5.372
60.099
11
16.260
2,254
3,345
10.697
4,109
1.194
10 580
88, 803 | 20 485
133,5011115,217
40,254 35.061
2,363 2.657
8.177
168,976
149. 07«
8,836
138 492
588,611
6,229
73,725
30, 709
10,826
7,163
2,963
105,914
83,363
7,353
479
257
3,554
5,233
3,8~,i
3,017
31,219
1,902
14,944
5,
3,643
5,873
159
1,241
8,347
1,937
2,054
2,093
1,558
109,383
33,841
22,265
848
45,649
23,909
177,172
5,802
733
17,396
14,577
72,116
69,996
3,159
63,977
135,208
15,993
177,601
23,058
4,514
9,156
20,059
5,601
57,693
11,739
16,^88
1,936
4,934
8,941
3,592
1,620
10,913
9, V 9
106,001
33,399
2,872
,054
187,213
121,859
811,770
2,144
21,543
25,896
10, 456
2,780
2,819
103,0 8
79,984
9, 99
626
4,521
7,513
1,417
8,959
8,575
2,471
34,139
2,610
13,106
7,048
4,747
167
1,328
6,415
485
2,031
2,416
1,
414,123
83,943
23,853
1,032
21,354
23,185
292,224
9,050
1,106
16,311
13,481
55,81,'
70,067
2.
47,763
125,939
13,093
208,541
17,138
6,905
1,376
17,789
5,659
57,194
9,393
15.639
3,277
7,214
5,242
2,6>3
1,374
11,435
13,373
102,453
37,939
3,559
9,877
160,890
133,121
2,318,995
1,686
43,973
64,765
9,814
1,495
2,121
10[), 753
76,81*3
10,808
488
34,47,
17,704
9,405
20.0U2
40,362
1,973
41,505
4,170
12,325
6,459
2,943
5,133
191
772
4,895
743
2,612
2,997
2,725
443,921
199,236
35,818
542
25,848
28,949
215,154
6,587
1,752
12,221
12,729
66,725
110,374
1,537
63,795
128,157
11,378
185,461
19,816
4,193
926
20,232
5,630
53,426
12,466
14,281
1,694
3,639
3,047
2,644
1,611
10,132
18,216
102.204
37,895
3,712
10,462
144,933
130,766
Oct.
,670,293
3,041
59,399
32,749
10,955
7,037
7,047
144,778
91,206
15,999
455
67,081
9,193
30,366
18,830
107,973
2,369
38,232
11,203
14,516
7,496
2,373
4,526
242
505
4,332
439
2,782
3,064
4,505
426,425
430,350
57,711
360
31,238
28,123
209,773
1,630
9,187
13,977
77.499
182,086
702
71,378
136,595
14,113.
147,274
17,707
8,839
1,084
13,098
4,401
40,414
8,603
15,421
1..922
1,752
3,634
4,842
2,031
10,591
18,744
112,913
47,546
5,654
12,708
154,431
128,511
18
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 12. Indexes of Employment by Industries
, Year 1926 = 100
Industries— First of Month
1932
1933
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Indexes of Employment Un-
adjusted-
All Industries
91-6
83-9
95 1
78-1
78-7
55-6
411
85-2
77-2
58-0
94-7
89-9
76-1
91-7
107-7
82-2
90-3
97-4
103-3
81-4
74-4
119-3
115-5
123-7
99-5
110-6
77-1
118-4
126-4
70-7
59-2
86-9
25-0
75-6
56-9
60-9
61-8
82-4
71-8
74-3
93-6
117-3
98-4
68-7
105-1
99-1
134-8
76-5
98-1
98-7
98-0
85-6
112-4
82-5
68-0
104-8
64-3
197-1
63-7
114-4
107-7
128-2
120-6
125-7
135-4
103-9
89-7
85-9
921
76 9
86 2
57-8
41-8
910
80-4
59-7
91-1
88-8
73 4
93-4
107-9
90 9
96 3
103-8
106-1
88-8
80-6
119-2
120-9
115-5
97-9
110 3
76-7
115-7
124-9
73-4
67-4
81-8
29-7
77-9
70-3
68-0
68-9
84-9
77-0
75-3
93-7
115-0
1Q4-0
68-5
102-4
97-8
133-9
65-4
97-3
97-5
97-3
83-4
110-9
79-7
67-8
90-4
59-1
1600
60-2
112-1
105-4
128-4
117-3
117 2
123-7
102-5
88-7
87-0
91-6
79-8
89-5
58-2
42-2
84-9
86-1
48-7
93-2
87-2
71-4
95-6
105-2
911
100-2
108-6
109-6
92-6
83-2
120-9
1211
120-0
113-5
109-6
760
1160
123-1
74-9
67-0
81-8
32-4
80-7
74-8
65-8
73-2
83-2
74-2
76-8
95-9
116-2
100-4
60-6
101-1
94-4
134-0
69-7
95-2
95-R
95-1
81-9
110-0
77-8
69-0
83-3
55-0
138-6
62-5
114-7
110-2
130-2
117-4
113-6
119-6
100-0
87-5
87-3
92-7
76-9
91-6
58-8
43-0
81-2
89-7
40-1
93-2
88-6
74-4
94-7
105-6
89-7
101-0
109-2
110-9
93-5
83-2
116-8
115-2
118-6
93-1
112-7
75-8
115-6
119-9
75-6
71-3
82-9
291
81-7
75-6
67-9
76-4
77-2
73-6
77-6
92-8
116-3
102 3
311
101-0
93-8
135-1
70-3
93-9
94-4
93-8
81-9
110-9
77-6
67-5
79-9
51-7
134-9
59-4
113-9
107-7
127-9
119-4
114-3
120-2
100-8
87-5
85-8
97 1
75 9
91 4
601
45-5
77 1
91-6
33-7
93-4
87-3
72-4
96-2
104 2
85-9
100-7
108-5
111-2
93-0
83-9
120 6
120-3
120-3
91 5
113-6
77-0
114 1
116-5
70-5
65-2
81-7
27-3
73-7
81-7
65-9
73-2
71-2
74-9
760
83 2
119 4
102 8
32-5
97-9
89 4
131-1
731
941
96 6
93 5
84 3
112 3
77-7
820
83-2
58 5
130-7
65 8
/14 7
107 4
130 3
1?1 4
116-2
123
1010
89-1
860
F6-3
86-0
91-5
64-2
51 3
77-4
93 3
31 3
96-9
88-3
72 8
991
105-3
86-4
98-9
107-0
108-6
91-9
81-0
112-4
1071
119-7
78-8
114-1
83 1
117-4
109-9
69-4
58-8
78-6
27-4
73-8
86-3
65.4
76-5
680
74-3
75-3
78-4
123-3
97-5
37-9
96-8
86-5
133-0
74-4
941
980
93 1
85 5
113 1
77-1
91 4
92 9
P2-9
147 7
740
116 8
111 1
129 4
121-9
116 1
122-1
102-4
88-7
85-4
114-7
84-6
86-5
64-8
54-7
71 2
91-0
29-4
100-5
87-9
73-7
96-7
104-0
86-2
96-2
103-6
107-7
891
77-6
112-0
106-7
118-5
82-7
109-9
78-2
117-4
109-0
68-2
61-7
77-6
281
72-7
87-8
62-4
72-6
63-8
69-9
72-5
78-2
123-6
99-«
34-2
95-0
83-2
132-2
76-1
93-1
95-3
, 92-7
85-9
1140
77-7
90-4
93-3
59-1
149-7
77 3
119-9
118-2
130-7
119-5
115-4
121-8
100-8
86-3
82 6
113 3
82-0
88-8
59 8
51 8
62-4
82 2
34-9
103-6
86-6
73-1
940
102-2
80-7
91 8
101-2
103-5
81-8
75-2
110-4
106-3
115-2
67 1
105-9
71-2
116-9
105-7
64-3
54-2
72-5
23-4
69-1
72-5
69-8
64-3
61-6
710
67-7
78-3
120-6
97-2
29 1
94 8
83 5
132-3
73-9
93 5
98-2
92-4
85-3
114-0
76-8
90-0
90-
571
14^-9
72 3
117-0
114-4
126-9
118-2
113-8
118-9
102-0
86-0
83-1
112-7
79-6
91-4
59-4
50-4
67-3
810
50-1
109-2
88-5
76-1
98-3
101-7
80-7
93-9
102-6
104-7
87-4
70-9
112-6
106-3
121-1
84-6
106-9
69-9
117-6
101-3
621
60-8
71-4
22-4
64-8
57-3
66-4
78-5
53-9
61-5
65-4
80-6
122-2
96-4
26-0
96-5
87-6
130-0
72-6
92-9
96-0
92-2
86-5
118-4
77-3
90-2
84-4
52-8
133-4
73-3
119-4
120-1
128-9
116-0
1131
117-3
103-1
86-7
84-1
109-7
88-6
90-6
58-1
46-6
72-9
82-2
48-5
121-0
87-3
73-4
99-7
101-7
81-0
98-6
105-0
110-0
92-1
80-9
115-2
109-8
122-7
95-9
107-5
70-2
113-9
105-2
61-1
59-8
68-9
21-4
62-4
46-0
61-8
81-7
54-8
64-9
67-4
81-7
121-4
991
28-4
98-2
89-2
131-9
74-0
91-2
91-8
91-0
87-2
120-7
77-7
90-7
84-3
49-1
137-3
73-4
109-8
104-5
128-6
113-0
114-5
1190
103-8
84-7
81-7
98-2
87-0
89-3
54-7
40-9
75-8
80-4
480
111-7
88-0
73-8
101,4
102-3
82-0
99-2
106-2
115-2
91-8
75-9
109-6
103 -0
118-9
117-7
108-1
61-1
111 6
108-0
57-6
61-2
62 4
21-9
55 3
47-5
64-3
82-4
52-6
66-5
67-9
82-9
119-0
1010
37-9
101-2
93-9
134-9
70-7
89-6
89-5
89 6
84-5
1191
74-5
87-8
77-9
42-4
134-9
63-6
106-5
98-7
126-5
113-2
115-4
121-2
102-5
83-2
80-3
950
810
86-7
50-6
36-2
73 9
76-2
43 9
102 9
'86 1
70-2
99-3
102-9
861
96 3
105-4
1151
850
73-5
121-7
125 4
115-6
105-2
106-9
53-9
110-6
101-5
60-5
63-7
67-7
24-2
62-1
50-9
54-5
72-0
46-2
62-8
65-3
79-8
118-2
98-4
56-2
99-9
93-4
134-0
65 3
89 3
84-6
90-5
83-9
116-6
72-9
94 2
67-6
37-4
115-4
56-3
103-7
94-8
125 3
111 8
117-8
124-8
101-3
78-5
74-4
Animal products — edible
92
77-8
Leather and products
Lumber and products
Rough and dressed lumber.
Furniture
Other lumber products
77-6
43-2
30-0
641
67-0
22-9
Plant products — edible
Pulp and paper products
88-4
82-2
67-1
89-4
Printing and publishing
100-5
75-6
88-1
Thread, yarn and cloth
Hosiery and knit goods
Garments and personal fur-
100-6
103-0
75-3
Other textile products
Plant products (n.e.s.)
P5-9
120-6
124-8
Distilled and malt liquors..
Wood distillates and extracts .
Chemicals and allied products
Clay, glass and stone products
113-0
108-9
101-8
50-1
108-3
96-4
Iron and steel products
Crude, rolled and forged
56-3
47-6
Machinery (other than ve-
hicles)
Agricultural implements —
63-1
22-9
64-2
Automobiles and parts....
Steel shipbuilding and re-
57-9
53-2
Heating appliances
Iron and steel fabrication
54-3
43-4
Foundry and machine shop
57-0
Other iron and steel pro-
53-2
Non-ferrous metal products.. .
74-7
115-4
93-5
74-5
96-9
Coal...
91-6
129-8
Non-metallic minerals (ex-
59-3
87-5
83-9
88-4
78-3
Street railways and cartage.. .
114-2
71-6
Shipping and stevedoring.
Construction and Maintenance.
64-7
32-4
29-7
97-1
Railwav
53-7
102-2
Hotels and restaurants
Professional
Personal (chiefly laundries)...
Trade
95-2
116-6
109-2
119-6
Retail
12^-4
Whol?*»)e
98-9
Electrical Energy Available for Consumption, Million K.W.H. 1
Economic
1931
1932
Area
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Maritime Provinces.
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia...
53-6
582-1
45<J-5
104-5
57-7
576 -9
459-0
107-1
55-0
546-3
440-9
96-5
52-2
584-6
468-8
10)-5
59-7
576-7
433-1
92-7
62 2
522-6
433-6
92-8
56-3
492-9
40? -4
85-1
47-4
467-7
399-1
87-9
53-5
509-9
412-5
89-1
57-3
527-2
427-6
90-5
610
601-2
462-5
94-0
64-5
654-6
468-0
95
63-9
032-0
455-8
102-1
Production plus provincial imports less provincial exports
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19
Table 13. Indexes of Employment with Seasonal Adjustment, Indexes of Retail Sales
Automobile Financing.
Classification
Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of
Employment— All Industries.
Manufacturing
Leather and products
Rough and dressed lumber
Furniture
Musical Instruments
Pulp and paper
Paper products
Printing and publishing
Rubber products
Textile products
Thread, yarn and cloth
Hosiery and knit goods
Clay, glass and stone products. .
Electric current
Electric apparatus
Iron and steel products
Crude, rolled and forged pro-
ducts
Machinery other than vehicles. .
Agricultural implements
Automobiles and parts
Logging
Mining
Metallic ores
Non metallic minerals except
coal
Telephones
Transportation
Street railways and cartage ...
Steam railways
Shipping and stevedoring
Construction and Maintenance.
Building
Highway
Railway
Hotels and Restaurants
Trade
Retail
Wholesale
Economic areas and cities —
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
Ottawa
Hamilton
Windsor
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Indexes of Retail Sales, January.
1929 = 100—
Boots and shoes (6)
Candy (6)
Clothing (9)
Drugs (7)
Dyers and cleaners (4)
Furniture (4)
General and departmental, 25
stores and 4 chains
Groceries and meats (23)
Hardware (5)
Music and radio (4)
Restaurants (11)
General index
Automobile Financing—
Total new and used cars—
Number
Percentage change, 1932 to 1931.
Financing in dollars $000 . .
Percentage change, 1932 to 1931.
1932
1933
Jan.
[Feb.
| Mar.
1 April 1 May 1 June 1 July 1 Aug.
| Sept
Oct. |Nov.
|Dec.
Jan.
First of Month
98-2
91-4
80-6
59-2
93-6
57-8
80-7
98 2
105 5
88-8
94-8
97-5
109 5
86-7
123-2
126-8
771
64-6
91-3
26-3
81 3
490
102-9
138-5
85-7
990
88-6
1161
830
86-5
1480
80-2
326-9
86-8
118- 1
1191
124-2
104-6
115-5
94-2
100-3
96-8
89-6
941
103-2
1010
116-3
94-2
111-8
91 1
951
91
89
84-7
57-5
90
60-7
76-7
94-5
106-2
88-7
95-5
103-5
105-8
871
122-4
125-2
74 9
71 4
82-0
291
73 3
45 9
101 1
137-4
75-5
100- 1
88 3
115-2
820
90-3
133-9
771
387-4
83-6
106-7
119-5
124-9
104-6
104-9
91-6
96-3
96-7
84-7
95
106-8
102 1
114-4
94-7
79 9
93-4
96-7
1931
Nov.
93-3
72-5
102-7
90-8
109-4
92-7
117-4
94-5
100-6
80-5
69-5
103 1
5,162
-24 1
2,146
-29-5
Dec.
125-5
146-0
132- 1
103-9
78-7
195-9
96-6
142- 1
82
78-5
141-7
4,901
—28-5
1,827
—38-9
1 92-7
96-9
911
94-6
95-1
84-1
96-7
110-9
102-2
106-0
93-8
74-7
92-8
921
90-6
95 1
95 2
84-6
100-2
109 9
89
94 1
91-3
89 7
89 6
85 1
92 3
47 6
75 5
34 6
72 8
95 9
104-8
84 2
98 4
107 5
110"
77-7
117-7
117-0
68 7
61 5
79 8
26
66 1
42 9
10) -5
133 8
74-7
93 9
87 5
114 4
81 1
89-5
99 9
660
269 4
70 3
117-6
117 °
124 8
1^2-8
89-6
8^ 9
91 1
92 8
82-9
92-3
107-4
97 9
103-1
86 6
80 3
89 2
87 3
85-3
80-1
84-6
84-6
76 1
82-1
97-2
91-8
91-5
78-9
78-0
85-1
84-2
83-7
81-4
82-5
87-0
77-4
82-7
101-4
90-0
92-6
75 8
69 3
82-5
84-8
83 4
81-8
90-1
38-9
72-2
46-4
71-7
96-9
102-6
83-2
98-3
105-1
109-7
66-6
109-4
103-6
61-7
60-1
68-4
23-9
47-8
33-6
96-6
128-6
67-1
89-5
82-8
1151
74-8
78-5
66-2
40-1
87
64
07
114
120
100
83-9
94-2
90-8
88-2
75-9
50-3
82-2
85 1
82
80-9
87-9
39-7
74-0
43-7
73-2
98-6
102-2
83 -r,
97-4
105-1
111-3
58-5
108-7
104-7
58-2
62-1
62-8
22-7
52-5
32-8
98-
131-2
66-4
89-3
80-2
114-4
71-6
761
66-1
36-1
100-7
60-6
102-9
113-7
120-2
99-6
87-0
79-6
80-3
86-0
75-2
81-1
92-7
89-7
91-9
76-1
66-0
81-0
86-2
82-4
81-4
84-5
43-6
71
39-9
71-6
95
102
85
95
103
110-3
53-2
110-7
98-4
60-6
64
68-2
24
60-3
38
97
132-7
64-6
90-2
80-8
1151
71-2
83-2
69-9
36-0
120-9
66-
102-
111-6
115-2
99-2
86-1
81 3
82-6
83-3
74-2
82-5
93-4
87-8
94
75-3
65-5
78-5
84-5
1932
Jan.
79-5
90-6
420
66-7
78-7
4,052
— 19 6
1,445
-34-2
Feb.
48 1
69 8
52-1
87 4
75-4
64-5
78-7
83-8
54-1
34-9
650
75-3
4,170
-22-3
1.529
-35-2
Mar.
62-5
103-0
85 8
90 8
88-3
49 5
89-3
89-5
65-6
31 9
67 3
85-7
4.950
-38 2
2,025
-430
April
87-3
72 3
98-4
87-4
127-8
53-6
103 1
92-4
93-9
28 6
680
94-5
7,345
-49-5
3,000
-52-5
May
75-3
91-7
79-3
119-6
52-9
103-9
85-7
120- 1
26-6
64-5
91-8
9.615
J, 788
-40-1
June
107-5
63-7
110-8
84-4
119-2
43 7
102-3
83-4
109-5
20-9
62-6
92-6
9,151
-20-7
3,472
-29-4
July
83-1
70-9
68-7
79-0
93-2
32-7
88-0
86-7
89-2
15-9
63-9
82-0
6,632
-35-8
2,475
-41-0
Aug.
57-3
69-2
51-6
79 3
92-2
44-9
81 6
76-0
94-0
221
65-6
74-1
6,065
—10 9
2,185
-24-8
Sept
71-6
62-7
80-7
76-8
123-5
54-9
94-0
80-6
104-5
38 8
64-7
84-2
5,018
-15-8
1,897
-27-4
Oct.
76-5
68-3
87-2
81-2
108-8
58-4
109-9
88-2
102-7
39-0
61-5
94-0
4,361
-32-2
1,583
-40-5
84 i
810
79-5
43-2
70-4
22-8
71-2
95-7
98-4
81-6
92-4
10-J -7
109-3
56-4
112-7
96-7
61-4
51-9
66-3
24-1
82-7
53-1
75-3
133-4
86«
89'
81
117
72
82-
45
37-
161 •
73
104
113
117-8
99-6
83-2
84-9
84-3
88-1
77-4
82-9
94-8
87-6
91-7
73-0
85-5
79-6
86-1
Nov.
78-3
57-0
85-2
79-3
92-2
59-4
97-7
80-4
79-4
40-7
55-8
85-7
4,286
-17-0
1,334
-37-8
20
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 14. Trend of Business in the Five Economic Areas 1
Areas and Items
Business in Five Economic
Areas—
Canada—
Contracts awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment. Average 1928—100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Maritime Provinces—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1928-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Quebec —
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Emolovment.Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Ontario —
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Prairie Provinces—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1926—100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
British Columbia—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
1931
Dec
11.25
7.895
PI
2,639
46,951
196
623
77
111
57
3.363
16
3,970
3,08
86-:
77
14,044
72
4,223
3,867
93-8
1,194
18,999
68
1,345
583
92-?
458
7,376
43
1,096
281
80-6
154-9
3,169
1932
12.738
2
S9-7
2,071
37.082
238
416
85
99
48-4
2.207
15
2,«2n
930
85-9
666
11,167
6.347
1,053
92 7
8
16.537
91
1.906
317
91 3
. 359
5,203
35
1,249
376
77-5
134-7
1,968
15
14,803
2,579
88 7
1,990
37, c 5:
221
3.023
V0
931
39-6
2,275
12
7,C
797
86-5
576
12,157
92
3,956
1,174
91-8
922
16,390
79
243
281
88-2
329
4,92.9
30
501
247
78-7
123-3
2,112
8
10.767
3,324
87-5
2.024
37,206
312
72
88-3
41-2
2,395
13
3,297
950
85-0
638
11,354
78
4,579
1,698
91-1
861
16,035
2,006
345
86-1
353
5,031
40
572
259
80-9
130-4
2,391
9
10.113
4.237
87 5
2 074
33,425
190
585
473
87 8
42 5
1,781
13
2.948
830
86
596
9,845
75
4,018
1 820
89 5
925
14,851
79
1,724
825
87 6
379
4,702
17
82-7
131 1
2,246
14,186
5,290
89 1
2.175
30, 779
204
147
96-4
49-2
1,939
14
7,390
1,467
87-8
676
8,913
80
4,168
1,511
89-9
967
13.660
79
1,417
1,904
89-3
358
4,289
20
874
262
83 7
124-9
1,978
11
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov
12,155
12,540
12,689
9,647
8,876
10,170
4 388
4,227
3,331
2,204
3/56
2,505
88-7 86-3
86-0
86-7
84-7
83 2
2.213
2,176
2,116
2.098
2,367
2.466
40.744
34.226
28, 124
25,023
29,657
33,739
176
175
188
192
199
229
1.333
630
961
344
508
348
131
207
11«
71
139
134
96-4
90-1
87-8
84-9
86-8
83-8
43-6
46-2
41-8
43-3
43-2
40 6
2,242
2,381
1,797
1,532
1,749
2,068
18
8
9
9
15
15
4,16 c
3,444
6,858
3,475
4,859
4,938
1,535
2,120
1,145
455
1.289
609
86-6
84-4
85-3
85-8
83-6
82 9
693
647
641
623
692
710
13,116
9,924
8.533
7,757
8,92'
9,895
61
72
86
89
80
89
4,321
6,793
3,360
4,691
2,722
2,861
2,064
1,115
977
901
1,154
1,522
89-2
86-9
85 1
86-1
84-2
84-1
944
975
895
917
927
1,158
17,258
14,587
11,608
10,433
12,498
14.461
70
65
72
64
73
SO
1,852
1,023
830
644
628
828
470
480
367
337
222
104
90-5
90-1
91-6
94-6
91-6
86-7
397
388
406
402
£80
435
5,750
5,323
4,370
3.633
4,680
5,291
17
21
15
21
26
35
474
651
679
493
159
1,196
188
304
724
439
253
136
83-7 81-4
82-8
82-1
77-8
73 8
124-1
118-3
131-8
112-1
124-6
122-2
2,378
2,011
1,816
1.668
1,802
2,024
10
9
6
9
5
10
4,190
1,481
78-5
2,085
33,24
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Bank Debits
Maritime Provinces
Halifax
$
29-7
7-7
20-0
t
22-2
7-5
18-7
1
17-7
6-3
15-6
S
19 7
5-7
15-9
S
211
6 3
15 2
$
26-3
60
16 9
$
21-4
6-4
15-7
S
24-1
6-2
15-9
t
20-3
5-6
15 9
22-6
5-6
15-1
1
21-7
5-7
15-8
1
21-1
6-0
135
$
19-9
6-2
Saint John
13-3
Totals
57-4
48-4
39-6
41-2
42 5
49-2
43-6
46-2
41-8
43-3
43-2
40-6
39-4
Quebec —
705-3
61-9
6-8
617-6
42-4
5-9
530-7
39-5
6-1
587-9
45-0
5-4
548-9
41
6
6120
58 2
60
639-7
47-4
6-3
587-6
54-3
5-5
592-6
431
5-8
576-6
40-9
5-8
631-1
55-4
5-7
654-1
49-9
5-7
556-8
43-5
Sherbrooke
5-8
Totals
774-1
• 666-0
576-2
638 3
595 9
676-2
693-4
647-4
641-4
623-3
692-2
709-7
606-1
Ontario —
9-7
8-6
6-8
53-2
5-5
11-9
35-3
269-3
7-0
8-0
4-7
749-2
24-8
7-1
5-6
3-9
44-9
4-7
91
27-0
122 -n
5-6
5-6
3-5
606-8
171
6-3
5-1
4-3
43-2
3-6
7-5
24-9
127-4
4-6
7-7
3-1
666-0
17-6
6-5
51
3 4
45 9
3-9
7-3
25-7
122 6
4 6
6-4
3-5
607-8
18 6
7-4
5-6
4-4
46-8
4 5
8 2
25 6
141 2
4-7
6 9
3 7
646 2
20 3
6-9
60
4-6
48 1
4-8
7-9
28-0
174-6
4-4
8-5
3-4
650 8
18 9
7-7
5-2
51
45-4
5-0
8-8
321
159-0
4-7
8-8
4-3
639 7
18 5
8-5
4-3
5-4
40-1
5-4
8-1
28-8
132-6
4-8
8-8
31
708-8
17-0
6-2
4-8
4-6
43-2
4-2
6-9
23-3
124-4
3-9
6-8
2-9
644-6
18-4
6-6
110
4-4
45-4
5-3
7-6
22-7
83-8
4-4
11-8
3-2
692-7
18 1
7-5
4-4
4-2
41-5
4-8
8-2
26-3
89-5
40
9-2
3-2
707-2
17-3
6-9
6-8
5-6
43-4
4-3
8-6
24-9
203-1
4-3
6-6
3-3
823-4
17-3
7-7
7-7
Fort William
5-4
39-0
4-7
8-0
26-6
99-2
Peterborough
5-4
8-1
3-1
672-1
16-7
Totals
1.194-0
862-9
921-5
861-3
925 3
966-9
944-2
975-9
894-2
917-0
927-4
1,158-5
903-8
Prairie Provinces-
3-9
55-8
52-9
3-9
2-4
6-9
3-0
45-0
12-7
271-1
2-6
42-6
44-9
2-9
1-7
5-5
1.8
33-3
9-9
213-8
2-4
40-7
29-5
2-6
1-6
4-4
1-7
27-5
8-1
210-8
2-8
40-2
41
2-4
1-7
4-6
17
44 1
9-0
205-2
2-5
40-5
35 7
2 9
17
4 4
2
45 3
9 9
234 I
3-0
42-0
31 2
2 9
1-5
50
1-8
39 3
9 8
221-4
2-8
48-9
32-3
3-1
1-6
5-2
1-8
34-2
9-3
258-3
2-7
34-6
28-9
3-0
1-7
5-6
1-7
35-9
8-8
264-7
2-7
37-3
30-6
3-3
1-5
4-4
1-6
36-7
9-7
278-8
3-1
43-4
28-2
3-6
1-7
51
1-6
41-0
100
264-6
3-5
51-0
34-0
3-7
2-4
6-1
1-8
61-6
11-5
404-2
2-8
48-6
26-8
3-5
2-0
5-2
1-8
34-1
9-8
300-8
2-6
Caleary
Edmonton
Lethbridge
MediHne Hat
Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
Reeina
43-9
30-4
3-3
1-8
5-3
1-9
29-8
Saskatoon
9-2
281-7
Totals
457-7
359- o
329-4
352-8
379- 1
357-9
397-5
4-2
96 1
23 8
387-8
406-5
402-2
579-7
435-3
410-0
British Columbia—
New Westminster
Vancouver
Victoria
5-3
120-8
28-8
4-7
104-6
254
4-0
101-6
17-7
4-2
100-6
25-6
4-6
105-6
21-C
4-4
97-9
22-5
4-6
91-7
22-0
4-2
105-1
22-5
4-2
89-1
18-9
4-2
102-1
18-4
3-6
97-9
20-6
4-1
98-1
23-0
Totals
154-9
134-7
123-3
130-4
131-1
124 9
124 1
118-3
131-8
112 1
124 6
122-2
125-3
Totals Canada.
2,638-1
2.071-n
1,990-0
2,024-0
2.073 9
2,175-2
2.202-8
2.175-6
2,115-7
2,097-
2,367 2
2,466-3
2,084-6
'"1
Table 18. Indexes of Employment by Cities, 1926=100
1931
1932
1933
1st of Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Employ-
ment-
Montreal
97-3
95-4
96-7
88-0
87-4
89-8
91-2
91 1
91-7
88-6
85-5
86-3
88-0
84-8
85-1
77-5
Quebec
124-2
120-0
108-7
100-8
100-9
101-9
102-0
104
105-6
104-8
101-0
105-8
100-2
98-5
95-9
92-6
Toronto
107-3
105-6
104-8
99-6
97-8
97-8
97-8
97-5
96-8
94-6
92-3
91-6
93-5
92-5
91-2
86-4
Ottawa
124-5
118-6
112-7
108-9
104-5
96-6
101-7
102-5
100-9
99-3
97-6
98-0
94-4
94-1
92-6
85-8
Hamilton
96-1
96-3
94-n
91-3
90-2
90-4
87-4
86 9
84-9
84-4
80-6
77-1
77-6
77-8
76-6
70-7
Windsor
80-9
67-7
72-3
83-5
81-4
80-4
89-8
88 3
910
89-6
80-0
71-8
58-7
62-5
63-7
63-9
Winnipeg
96-4
93-5
93-2
92-5
89-6
88 5
86-8
86 1
85-2
87-0
86-0
85-1
85-6
84-3
P2-2
80-6
Vancouver. .
9Q-7
101-5
98-3
91-1
90-1
87-8
87-8
87-6
89-4
88-7
87-9
89-0
88-5
87-9
85-8
82-5
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
23
Table 19. Building Permits Issued by Sixty-*
3ne Cities in
Canada in Thousands of Dollars
1931
1932
City
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Building Permits—
Nova Scotia
70
77
66
56
213
106
92
120
67
51
102
109
49
70
65
66
51
1
5
108
26
79
95
2
9
89
1
3
105
1
14
67
40
92
2
8
108
49
13
10
New Brunswick...
7
8
14
16
260
40
39
88
51
20
36
25
23
2
2
13
3
32
225
4
12
24
3
6
31
5
58
24
1
23
27
20
2
5
29
12
2
6
19
Saint John
7
8
22
Quebec
3,087
930
797
950
830
1,467
1,535
2,120
1,145
455
1.289
609
261
Montreal and Mai-
sonneuve
2,983
83
9
9
2
865
35
'"i7
12
728
34
5
26
4
839
72
14
24
1
661
70
7
18
32
42
1,311
115
2
20
13
5
1,420
52
4
28
8
22
1,814
240
973
99
338
61
2
11
1
43
1,149
68
12
1
59
248
320
4
4
33
216
is
Shawinigan
Sherbrooke
Three Rivers
Westmount
46
8
12
32
8
33
2
1
30
3,867
1,174
1,698
1,820
1,511
2,064
1,115
977
900
1.174
1,522
939
Belleville
3
46
2
9
1
4
80
13
15
2
83
4
1
4
22
2
2
541
132
ii
'"'23
2
2
2
6
105
3
31
5
140
2
20
7
11
19
25
114
13
5
79
350
17
35
9
41
13
11
98
89
138
87
36
9
145
5
11
18
4
12
14
5
9
817
157
21
11
19
8
9
63
12
17
111
108
19
63
10
6
131
2
16
156
7
14
4
15
13
514
171
4
3
14
7
10
23
10
38
149
28
37
49
106
6
260
" 17
12
7
18
1
8
34
376
126
8
699
2
6
13
2
28
8
8
187
8
2
35
2
1
115
6
8
30
4
50
2
4
13
394
115
3
66
i
2
12
14
13
72
30
25
27
1
1
75
1
100
5
6
22
4
29
381
119
9
13
1
8
9
6
76
3
14
105
22
13
35
2
5
68
1
1
14
3
9
14
5
11
317
129
1
8
8
29
5
6
8
3
15
348
19
33
31
2
4
90
3
8
12
12
8
1
3
9
383
111
11
6
2
22
3
10
45
7
37
39
2
7
38
1
6
25
2
18
4
5
1
1,197
46
1
2
3
56
10
27
10
557
19
22
50
16
97
5
2
3
Fort William
Gait
2
12
8
8
22
Niagara Falls
48
11
42
3
2
8
605
97
2
14
33
12
3
1
5
"'8
12
589
386
6
13
1
1
Port Arthur
Stratford
St. Catharines
St Thomas ....
3
8
23
3
2
2
15
10
2,630
165
6
67
4
1
Sault Ste. Marie..
Toronto
York and East
Townships
Welland
2
805
9
2
2
5
4
7
6
3
i
3
11
1
1
11
3
3
3
1
17
1
4
4
12
i
10
Woodstock
11
3
2
Manitoba
466
106
64
41
199
1,108
135
202
171
132
79
30
115
226
164
77
i
105
63
1
5
36
5
54
139
7
28
1,073
2
4
128
6
3
192
1
10
161
7
6
118
1
6
72
30
2
St Boniface
100
13
Saskatchewan
28
34
37
218
195
365
87
88
37
52
25
23
2
112
95
12
160
18
17
9
26
330
3
22
62
71
7
10
19
17
1
18
33
9
15
12
11
1
26
2
30
4
20
IS
1
Saskatoon
1
89
177
179
85
431
431
249
191
159
154
118
51
20
58
5
4
23
44
23
110
142
30
7
50
31
2
2
250
160
13
8
74
347
9
1
74
171
2
1
68
112
9
1
55
76
22
5
71
74
8
1
61
48
8
1
16
13
21
13
Edmonton
Lethbridge
6
1
British Columbia..
281
376
247
259
287
262
188
304
724
439
253
136
72
2
24
11
1
216
3
23
1
4
8
3
339
4
18
1
5
17
10
194
3
17
8
13
13
187
11
26
4
1
8
'212
6
56
11
15
4
203
2
26
8
4
10
5
127
1
34
1
3
17
10
233
5
35
3
4
16
2
634
37
29
9
5
14
2
384
4
21
8
19
9
2
176
4
35
2
3
9
"112
*"l0
1
New Westminster.
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
North Vancouver.
3
2
54
1
12
Total 61 cities...
7.895
2,762
2,579
3,324
4,236
5,290
4,388
4,227
3,331
2,203
3,056
2,505
1,481
24
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 20. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices: 1926 = 100
Classification
1931
1932
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Totals.
70 C
56-4
66-4
71-8
78-C
87-3
66-3
87-5
85-1
74-0
65-4
67-3
91-1
64-7
79
61-6
60-2
72-9
43-7
68-6
57-1
69-8
64-8
67-0
43-4
71-2
53-8
69-5
72-4
71-6
75-6
800
77-9
811
85 1
83-3
87-8
42-5
58-8
48-8
77-1
50-3
71-6
61-5
48-5
87-8
93-7
66-5
57-1
67-1
76-2
43-5
78-5
80-0
44-7
64-9
37-6
67-6
77-2
71-2
85-7
86-9
92-9
43-5
102-4
62-8
52-8
97-5
58-7
46-1
100-4
95-5
100-8
72-9
91-8
103-4
71-2
72-0
69-4
55-7
63-e
71-1
74-8
87-1
66-S
87-3
84-4
73-3
63-6
66-5
91-1
63-8
79-5
60-3
58-6
71-8
42-5
68-6
56-6
66-7
63-1
64-7
42-0
68-8
520
65-5
73-0
71-0
74-3
75-3
74-8
80-6
85-1
83-1
79-1
41-2
58-7
49-9
77-1
50-3
71-0
58-6
48-5
87-1
93-7
66-7
58-8
65-0
67-2
44-6
78-5
80-0
40-5
64-9
35-1
67-6
72 2
71-4
81-5
86-9
92-5
43-5
99-4
65-1
52-7
97-5
56-5
461
100-4
95-3
100-8
72-9
91-8
103-5
71-2
71-0
69-2
56-4
62-4
71-6
74-8
87-0
631
87-2
84-2
731
63-1
66-4
91-1
63-7
79-4
60-2
58-5
71-2
43-3
68-5
56-9
65-3
61-1
62-9
43-7
66-2
52-1
67-6
71-3
70-3
74-4
75-3
74-9
79-8
84-8
82-6
80-9
43-1
59-1
48-8
77-0
50-3
70-3
56-0
41-6
87-1
93-7
65-9
55-7
59-3
72-7
44-6
78-5
80-0
36-8
64-9
35-1
66-6
72-2
72-3
78-7
86-9
92-2
43-5
96-8
56-2
51-3
97-5
56-0
44-6
100-4
95-3
100-8
72-7
91-8
103-5
71-2
72-0
69 1
56-7
63-5
71-5
74-4
86-3
60-3
86-2
83-3
72-9
63-8
65-9
90-8
63-1
79-1
59-6
57-5
71-9
42-7
69-1
56-9
64-3
63-4
63-8
43-7
65-2
51-7
70-1
71-5
71-1
73-5
75-3
74-5
77-7
84-3
81-3
82-5
43-4
60-2
51-0
75-4
50-3
71-1
56-0
41-6
84-2
93-7
65-7
55-6
64-0
67-0
44-0
78-5
800
30-8
64-9
35-1
66-6
72-2
71-8
77-5
86-9
91-0
43-5
94-6
52-1
47-8
97 5
53-7
43-3
100-4
92-7
100-8
72-7
91-8
103-8
71-2
72-0
68 4
57-1
60-2
71-1
74-0
86-5
58-5
86-0
83-3
71-8
62-1
65-6
90-7
62-8
78-9
59-2
56-5
71-6
42-8
69-1
570
61-0
62-0
61-6
44-5
62-1
51-1
58-3
69-2
66-2
72-8
75-2
74-1
77-2
84-4
81-2
83-2
44-0
60-8
51-9
73-8
50-3
66-3
50-6
37-7
82-8
90-2
64-7
54-0
62-6
47-9
39-5
78-5
80-0
26-0
64-9
32-9
67-7
72-2
71-3
76-2
86-9
91-1
450
94-2
50-6
44-9
97-5
50-8
41-2
100-8
91-7
100-8
72-7
91-8
105-9
71-2
71-4
67 7
56-7
58-1
70-3
73-4
86-5
57-2
85-9
83-2
71-5
60-6
64-7
88-2
62-1
78-0
58-6
55-4
70-8
42-7
68-3
56 5
58-2
59-4
58-9
44-6
58-7
49-9
59-0
69-8
66-9
71-5
75-2
73-5
75-9
85-3
811
83-4
441
59-7
52-5
72-2
50-3
66-9
50-6
27-5
80-2
90-2
64-9
54-4
56-7
44 9
37-2
78 6
80-0
24-2
64-9
30-4
67-7
72-2
69 6
75-8
86 9
91-2
45-0
95-7
481
41-5
97-5
50-8
40-4
100 8
88 8
100-8
760
91-8
105-9
71-2
70-5
66 6
54-3
57-6
69-3
72-1
86-6
56-6
860
82-6
71-0
59-7
63-2
881
60-4
76-9
56-7
53-9
69-9
39-8
66-8
54 3
68 7
58-3
58-5
40-6
59-3
47-6
550
68 1
64-6
68-7
75 1
72-1
75-8
85-3
811
82-6
39-5
55-8
52-5
72-2
50-3
64-5
50 6
26-4
77-5
90-2
66-7
53-8
55-4
49 7
34-9
78-6
80-0
24-2
64-9
27-4
67-7
72-2
68
70-3
86-9
91 3
45-0
97-6
47-3
39-4
97-5
511
39-5
100 8
88-7
100-8
76-1
91 8
105-9
71-2
72-0
66 C
55-2
57-9
69-0
69-7
86 4
56-1
85-7
82-7
71-5
60-9
62-8
88-1
60-0
75-9
56-5
54-3
70-0
41-8
66-7
55-2
57-8
59-0
58-5
41-8
58-3
48-0
50-7
68-6
63 8
66-9
75-1
71-3
75-6
85-0
80-8
85-0
39-2
54-8
52-5
73-8
50-3
63-8
46-9
29-0
73-7
90-2
66-9
55-7
54-7
510
38-3
77-2
80-0
241
64-9
28-2
68-2
72-2
66-2
68-6
86-9
91-0
45-0
97-2
47-2
38-6
97-5
49-5
38-1
99-8
88 7
100-8
75-5
91-8
105-9
71-2
72-0
66-8
55-1
58-9
69-3
69-5
86-1
57-3
85-9
82-9
71-6
61-1
63-2
88-1
60-4
75-7
57-0
54-7
70-6
42-2
66-9
55-5
58-0
61-2
59-8
41-7
59-3
48-3
49-5
66-5
61-9
66-6
75-1
71-1
76-4
85-1
81-2
83-1
39-9
55-6
52-5
73-7
50-3
61-9
46-9
38-9
73-0
90-2
65-5
55-6
56-5
54-9
48-6
79-1
80-0
30-6
63-7
31-0
68-2
72-2
65-8
68-3
86-9
90-8
41-9
96-8
48-3
40-3
97-5
51-6
40-4
99-8
89-4
100-8
75-5
91-8
105-9
71-2
72-4
66-9
53-5
60-8
70-0
69-9
85-9
58-9
86-1
82-8
72-1
61-8
62-5
88-1
59-6
76-5
55-9
53-9
71-0
39-7
66-6
54-2
59-3
63-4
61-6
38-9
60-2
46-9
50-8
65-2
61-3
67-4
75-1
71-5
76-4
85-1
81-2
82-9
36-9
53-5
52-5
73-7
50-3
61-3
49-7
48-8
73-7
88-8
60-3
54-7
60-6
65-0
48-6
80-5
80-0
31-2
63-7
31-6
68-8
72-2
67-5
67-1
86-9
90-5
41-5
93-9
52-1
43-5
97-5
48-2
43-1
100-6
90-1
100-8
75-4
91-8
105-9
71-2
72-0
65-0
52-2
59-3
691
64-5
85-8
57-7
85-9
83-4
71-4
60-7
60-3
86-8
57-4
771
53
52-6
69-2
37-9
65-9
530
57-5
62-8
60-5
36-8
58-4
44 9
56-2
62-4
60-7
67-5
651
66-2
75-8
85
80-9
81-6
34-4
51 7
52 5
73 5
50-3
60-8
49-7
43-5
73-7
88-8
52-7
50-6
60-2
66-7
41 2
80-5
80-0
30-0
63-7
31-6
67-7
60-4
68-4
65-4
86-9
90-0
43-7
92-8
50-6
40-9
97-5
481
41-6
100-6
89-8
100-8
75-4
91-5
105-9
71-2
72-3
64 8
52 2
57-5
68-6
64-6
86-0
58-2
85-7
83-9
71-0
60-1
59-9
86-0
57-0
77-1
52-5
52-3
68-7
37-7
66-1
53-0
56-3
60-5
58-7
36-6
56-9
44-2
54-2
62-4
60-2
67-6
65 1
66-3
76 3
84-7
80 9
80-8
33-9
51-9
52-5
73-5
50-3
60-2
49-7
33-4
73-1
88-8
47 7
480
58 7
69-5
40-6
80-5
80-0
30-2
63-7
31-6
67-7
60-4
68 2
66 3
86-9
90 2
44 3
97-2
49-1
42 2
97-5
49-5
43-5
100-6
89-7
94-8
75-4
91-5
105-9
71 2
72-3
640
Component Material-
50-2
57-2
Textiles
68-6
64-0
Iron and its products
86-2
57-5
86-1
83-6
Purpose— Consumers goods
Foods, beverages and tobacco. .
70-6
59-3
58-6
87-8
55-4
Building and construction ma-
76-2
Manufacturers' materials
Origin— Raw and partly manu-
50-8
51-1
Fully and chiefly manufact'd
Field origin — raw
68-1
34-5
65-3
Totals
51-1
Animal origin — Raw
57-4
Manufactured
59-7
Totals
58-7
Canadian farm PRODUCTS-Field
Animal
33-6
57-8
Totals
42-7
Marine origin — Raw.
Manufactured
54-9
61-0
Totals
59-3
Forest origin— Raw
66-5
65-1
Totals
65-8
Mineral origin — Raw
77-1
Manufactured
84-6
Totals
81-2
Commodity Groups-
Fruits
75-4
Grains. . .
30-3
Flour and milled products
Rubber and its products
50-7
52-5
70-5
Tobacco .
50-3
59-3
Furs.
48 5
27-9
Leather, unmanufactured
Boots and shoes
71-8
88-8
Live stock
46-5
Meats and poultry
46-3
Milk and its products
60-2
Eggs
Cotton, raw
69-7
39-5
Cotton yarn and thread
Knit goods
80-5
80-0
Silk, raw
29-5
Artificial silk and its products..
63-7
30-4
67-7
60-4
66-6
Pulp.
Pig iron and steel billets
66-3
86-9
90-7
Scrap
44-3
97-6
Brass, copper and products
47-6
42-3
Metallic nickel
Silver
97-5
46-6
450
Bricks
100-6
Coal
91-3
Coke
94-8
Petroleum and products
75-2
91-5
Cement
105-9
71-2
72-3
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Table 21. Prices of Representative Commodities, and Wholesale Prices in Other Countries,
Description*
Wholesale Prices of Important
Commodities—
Oats, No. i C.W bush
Wheat, No. 1 Man Northern "
Flour, First Patent 2-98'b
jute
Suear, raw 96° Centrifugal
N.Y cwt.
Sugar, granulated, Montreal "
Rubber, ribbed, smoked
sheets. N.Y lb.
Rubber, Para, upriver, fine,
NY
Cattle, steers, good 1,000-
1,200 lbs cwt.
Hogs, bacon, Toronto "
Beef hides, packer hides,
native steers lb.
1931
1932
Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept
Sole leather, mfr's. green
hide crops
Box sides B. mill
Butter, creamery, finest,
Montreal
Cheese. Canadian, old large,
Montreal
Eggs, fresh extras, Montreal
Cotton, raw 1-1 1/16', Ham-
ilton
Cotton yarns, 10's white
single
8axony, 4-50 yds to lb
Gingham, dress, 6-50-7-75
yds to lb
Bilk, raw, grand double
extra, N.Y
Wool, eastern bright \ blood
Wool, western range, semi-
bright, J blood
ft.
lb.
M
doz.
lb.
ton
Pulp, groundwood No. 1
Pig iron, basic mill "
Steel merchant bars, mill. 100 lb
Copper, electrolytic domes-
tic cwt.
Lead, domestic, Montreal. . "
Tin ingots, Straits, Toronto lb.
8pelter, domestic, Montreal cwt.
Coal, anthracite, Toronto. . ton
Coal, bituminous, N.S. run-
of-mine "
Gasoline, Toronto gal.
Sulphuric acid, fl6°Benume net ton
Indexes of Wholesale Prices in
M Other Countries— 2
United States-
Fisher, 200: 1926
Bureai: of Labour, 550: 1926
Annalist, 72: 1913
United Kinedom —
Board of Trade, 150: 1913. . . .
Economist, 58: 1927
France, Statistique General, 45:
1914
Germany, Federal Statistical
f Office, 400:1913
Behrium, Ministry of Labour,
130:1914
Netherlands, Central Bureau
Statistics, 48: 1913
Norway, Official, 95: 1913
Sweden, Commerce Dept., 160:
1913
Italy, Bachi, 100:1913
Finland, Official. 139: 1926
India, Dept. of Statistics, 75:
1914
Japan, Bank of Japan, 56: 1913
Australia, Commonwealth Sta-
tistician, 92: 1911
New Zealand. Official. 180: 1913
Egypt, Dept. of Statistics,
Cairo, 23 .-1913-1914
•300
•606
5-030
1-384
4-560
•056
•067
6-040
4-810
•070-
•340
•220
•245
•180
•456
•087
•203
•506
•923
3-162
•130
•100
23-790
18-000
2-250
9-450
4-26
•295
4-068
13-810
6-000
•175
16-000
67-0
66-3
97-6
105-9
65-8
413
103-7
573
85
122
111
319
92
98
114-1
131-0
133-3
025
065
070-
237
091
923
65-3
67-3
94-0
105-8
65-4
414
100-0
557
84
123
109
317
97
120-6
130-0
133-5
•292
•632
5-100
1-146
4-560
•046
5-950
4-940
•055
•065
•340
•210
•214
•180
•310
•091
•203
•506
•923
2-579
•125
23-990
18-000
2-250
8-450
4-148
•298
3
13-810
6-000
-175
16-000
63-8
66 3
92-3
105-3
67-0
421
99-8
554
123
110
314
93
97
122-0
133-2
132-1
91
085
055-
065
923
63-1
660
91-1
104-6
65-3
427
99-8
548
82
122
109
315
92
94
119-8
132-2
131-6
93
•725
4-370
•034
•058
5-1
4-540
•050-
•060
•231
•203
•495
•923
1-784
•110
085-
•090
22-429
18-010
2-250
7-467
3-609
•255
3-634
12-342
6-000
•175
16-000
62-2
65-5
90-7
102-4
62-7
425
539
80
120
109
311
89
92
116-5
131-5
130-7
90
100
063
043
310
200
197
189
209
076
205
495
923
688
100
080-
085
160
000
250
968
320
280
564
510
o;o
185
coo
61-0
64-4
88-8
100-7
•5
421
97-2
526
109
305
89
113-6
129-4
130-4
275
031
063
160
580
030-
040
290
190
191
072
59-6
63-9
408
514
78
120
108
297
87
86
110-6
127-8
129-9
•352
•547
4-800
1-304
4-370
•064
6-140
5-030
•038-
•048
•280
•190
•196
•160
•245
•079
•190
•495
•923
1-638
•090
•085
21-145
18-000
2-250
6-850
3-083
•285
3-355
12-510
6-000
•180
16-000
60-4
64-5
92-1
97-7
60-1
404
95-9
512
76
122
108
296
87
111-6
128-4
129-9
78
•563
4-800
1-323
4-370
6-050
5-210
•055-
•065
•180
•212
•160
•281
•096
•210
•495
•923
2-059
•095
•100
20-968
18-000
2-250
7-030
3-217
•300
3-561
12-757
6-000
•180
16-000
61-8
65-2
94-2
61-S
394
95-4
524
75
91
117-7
130-1
130-2
77
4-600
1-197
4-370
-043
5-360
5-110
•075
•085
•280
•190
•245
•180
•330
•092
•225
•506
•923
2-107
•095
•105
20-472
18-000
2-250
7-616
3-482
•318
3-802
12-981
6-000
•180
16-000
62-7
65-3
95-2
102-1
64-0
397
95-1
132-4
129-5
78
Oct
•235
•482
4-500
1-277
4-370
4-700
4-500
•070-
•190
•240
•180
•394
•082
•225
•484
•923
2-024
•095
•105
19-573
18-000
2-250
7-310
3-264
•315
3-667
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
611
64-4
91-0
101-1
62-0
392
94-3
529
77
123
110
91
127-8
129-0
Nov.
•500
1-254
4-370
4-220
3-920
•055-
■065
•270
•190
•235
•490
•225
•484
•959
2-006
•095
•105
19-795
18-000
2-250
7-305
3-373
•315
3-834
13-323
5-230
•180
16-000
60-3
63-9
S8-4
101-1
62-3
391
93-9
525
77
124
109
298
91
134-5
Dec.
•210
•424
4-400
•943
4-180
•038
•077
4-100
3-970
•043
•053
•260
•190
•238
•180
•406
082
•210
•484
1-967
•103
19-763
18-000
2-250
7-021
3-386
•305
3-971
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
58-5
'85-7
'For full description see Prices and Price Indexes sent free on request.
•The description includes the authority, the number of commodities and the baae year.
26 MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 22. Total Value of Imports and Exports, by Groups, in Thousands of Dollars
Imports of Merchandise
for Consumption in Canada
Month
Total
Imports
Vege-
table
Products
Animal
Pro-
ducts
Textiles
Wood
and
Paper
Iron and
its Pro-
ducts
N on-
Ferrous
Metals
Non-
Metallic
Minerals
Chemic-
als and
Allied
Products
Miscel-
laneous
Com-
modities
1930
Tune
Julv
1000
91,544
84,651
77,906
87.900
78.358
76,325
60,338
50.414
50,994
75 348
51,189
73.457
52.508
48,379
47,308
45,379
45,933
46.911
40,290
34,115
35,586
57,437
29 794
44.361
40.743
35.711
36.527
34.504
37.095
37,769
28.961
1000
17,554
17,530
13.650
16.587
15,231
15,146
13,535
9.181
9.014
15.739
11,367
17.839
9.966
10.411
9,371
8,870
9,927
12,074
10,676
6,094
7,538
14,489
5 283
9 416
8,702
7,462
7,098
6.814
8.225
8,639
7.830
$000
5,121
3,549
3.784
4,579
3.867
3,324
2,451
2.665
2,540
4,187
2.240
3.344
2.362
2.287
2,206
2,150
1,796
1,544
1,309
1,482
1,640
2,204
1 096
1.756
1.611
1,330
1.251
1,265
1,425
1,427
977
$000
11,002
11.491
11,977
12.947
10,756
12,738
9.036
8.025
8,711
11.825
6.987
8.717
7.251
7,152
7,372
6,530
6,344
5.985
5,254
6,2°5
6,602
9,401
4601
6,074
5.310
4,552
5.587
4.935
5.428
5,450
4.725
$000
4,284
4,863
3,79fl
3.951
4,198
3,693
3,059
2,808
2,815
3.951
2.798
3,530
3 146
2,790
2,743
2.6Q6
2,862
2.505
2,279
1.968
2,032
2,660
1 553
2,078
1,922
1,778
1,745
1,754
1,907
1,959
1.566
$000
21.476
18.627
16.269
15.415
13.563
12,839
10 837
10,051
11,353
17.282
11.925
14.807
9.989
8.108
7,377
6,893
6,285
6,470
5,881
5,085
6.009
9.983
5 820
7,169
6.710
5,130
4,394
4.233
4.288
5,262
3 624
$000
5,958
5.162
5.494
5.504
5,452
5.914
4,394
3.202
3.363
4 620
3,018
3,953
3.157
2.984
2.958
2.958
3.05i
2,949
2.335
2,256
2,091
2.688
1 688
2,085
1,733
1,513
1,402
1.496
1.655
1,908
1.129
$000
16,036
14.654
14.517
19.244
15.871
13.304
10,127
8,246
7,834
9,691
6,969
12.152
9.838
8.382
8,139
8,614
9,432
9,626
7,209
6,656
5,438
9.691
5 567
9.476
9.229
9,367
9,143
8.501
8,626
8,138
5.509
$000
3,454
2,899
2.525
3.241
3,151
3.384
2.549
1,935
2.094
3 372
2.375
3,898
2.530
2.290
2.666
2.537
2,422
2,721
2,497
1,950
1,874
2.971
1 998
2.942
2.556
2,081
2,217
2.336
2.770
2,577
1.588
$000
6,659
5,772
5,895
C.433
6,289
August
September
November
5,374
4,349
1931
January
4,300
3,271
4.681
3,512
5,217
4.270
July
August
September
October
3,975
4,477
4,142
3.809
3,127
2.851
1932
2,338
2,362
March
3.351
2.188
May ,
3.366
2,969
July
2.499
3,691
3 169
2.771
November
December
2,509
2.012
Exports of Merchandise from Canada
Totat
Exports
of
Mdse.
Domestic
Produce
Month
Total
Exports
of Can-
adian
Produce
Vege-
table
Pro-
ducts
Animal
Pro-
ducts
Tex-
tiles
Wood
and
Paper
Iron
and
its
Pro-
ducts
Non-
Ferrous
Metals
Non-
Metallic
Miner-
als
Chemi-
cal and
Allied
Pro-
ducts
Miscel-
laneous
Com-
modi-
ties
1930
$000
80.536
77.906
70.613
82.190
84.298
74.592
68.053
45,634
44,914
56296
34,674
60.845
55. 3^0
50.671
49,894
49.909
56.534
5*. 430
54,218
39,063
37,019
41,019
27 455
41.402
41.701
43.032
41.855
42.665
57,160
46.621
43.109
$000
78.703
76.408
69. 290
81.046
82.781
73.060
66.820
44.683
43.873
55 048
33,935
59.833
54.348
49,675
48.764
49.991
55.538
57.4°7
53,255
38,367
36.431
39,749
26 976
40,594
40,945
42,321
41.314
42,187
56.626
45.945
42.616
$000
29,302
27.689
25,729
33.911
37.358
34.542
24,647
11,638
13.541
15.982
7.625
26.502
21.394
14.496
14,611
13.958
19.337
27.^20
22.945
11.079
12.363
12,291
8 722
16.920
15,042
17,302
15,664
20.382
30.638
21.978
21 676
$000
7.853
7.749
7.289
9.084
8.320
7.765
6.322
6,211
5.059
5 783
3,851
3,778
5.194
7,008
6,604
7,842
8,336
5,820
5,453
5,693
4,989
4,231
2.434
3,412
4.232
6,212
6,252
4.645
4.888
3.773
4.797
$000
949
1.069
751
467
501
369
343
240
233
383
258
757
670
642
590
357
419
517
328
234
304
436
218
462
781
506
384
422
471
328
269
$000
22.252
22.228
19.274
21 159
20.964
17.584
19.724
14,281
14.274
19.120
13.409
16.424
17.105
15.365
15.851
15.192
15.705
14.<?13
13,956
12.919
11.165
13.839
9 675
11.210
12.678
10,333
11.521
9.392
11.399
10,685
9.167
$000
4,340
3,632
3.995
3 663
3.372
2,483
3.322
2.459
1.786
2.297
1,608
1.947
1.674
1,559
1.253
1.422
1,297
877
907
867
879
1,173
958
1,253
1.203
2,016
1.611
1.505
2.239
1,557
1.065
$000
8.770
9.413
7.559
8.110
7,737
5,882
8,458
6,996
5,615
7,215
4,192
6,251
4.726
6.922
6,546
7,298
6.976
4,259
6,846
5,446
4,631
4.990
2.687
4 004
3,970
3.459
3,422
3.286
3,890
4,770
3 585
$000
2,322
1,880
2,057
1.918
1,840
1.823
1,804
1,118
1.212
1.449
855
1,456
1.281
1,319
1,292
1.094
1.360
1,329
1,220
807
629
823
464
778
940
739
785
788
1,064
1,074
768
$000
1,324
974
1,061
1.071
1.072
1,096
845
664
889
1.400
997
1,175
958
859
800
673
872
805
666
736
836
1.067
971
1,472
1,184
711
749
816
915
1,078
761
$000
1.591
Julv
1,774
1.674
1,663
1,616
1,517
1,355
1931
1,07(1
1.265
1.418
1,140
May
1.543
June
1.347
July
1.506
August
1.217
1.164
October
1,236
November
December
1932
January
February
1,150
934
586
635
911
847
May
1,054
917
July
1,043
925
951
1.122
November
December
701
528
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27
Table 23.
Canada's Domestic Exports in Thousands of Dollars, and Indexes of the Cost
of Living
Classification
1931
1932
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Exports of Canadian Produce—
Agricultural and Vegetable
Products—
Alcoholic beverages (chiefly
1,556
838
16,022
970
14,009
643
113
393
1,601
199
447
2,046
1,151
115
231
590
26
56
44
32
8,663
1,151
380
130
202
2,394
98
47
111
65
269
111
87
189
3,778
399
439
896
269
539
207
82
191
171
69
232
202
275
262
85-9
71-2
94-2
99-3
76-4
97-1
7-85
3 10
6-77
17-76
860
641
6,175
109
5,517
580
50
351
1,172
110
96
1,840
2.407
124
232
386
"63
17
34
8,957
987
403
153
118
1,830
205
' 42
120
50
184
77
109
95
2,779
314
221
713
518
279
173
43
180
241
130
216
182
148
134
85-4
69-6
93-9
99-3
76-4
97-1
7-68
3 11
6-77
17-59
1,475
732
6,623
147
5,881
450
181
497
1,184
69
85
1,715
1,836
44
237
528
15
91
18
11
7,192
1,093
201
139
230
1,747
167
77
165
55
200
96
44
78
1,772
194
421
944
400
207
129
82
76
216
189
217
154
141
162
84-5
66-5
93-8
99-3
76-4
97-1
7-34
3-10
6-77
17-25
816
328
6.779
149
6.134
614
135
414
1,469
137
119
1,457
982
80
270
646
2
128
15
21
8,521
1.474
269
266
225
2,249
221
35
200
84
351
86
60
127
1,878
260
355
831
507
279
132
93
110
144
377
261
138
399
212
83-9
66-0
93-6
99-3
74-5
96-8
7-27
3-08
6-77
17-16
616
77
5,534
267
4.537
414
45
171
895
146
52
649
713
36
163
357
9
72
!2
10
6,938
825
118
152
105
1,258
178
41
170
86
262
49
73
106
856
149
195
542
290
170
68
77
65
81
364
293
143
381
175
83-7
65-4
92-8
99-3
74-5
97-0
7-22
3-07
6-77
17-09
1,195
120
11.852
775
9.627
528
323
182
1,648
298
167
1.174
404
35
195
694
148
82
10
4
7,507
1,175
231
206
121
1,328
195
69
120
83
491
55
63
227
1,339
255
256
725
406
290
102
167
109
144
643
241
143
409
300
81-8
62-9
91-0
93-9
74-5
97-1
6-90
3-04
6-47
16-45
444
58
11,159
470
9,655
539
74
80
1,963
348
473
1,911
352
16
165
571
438
107
7
16
7.668
2.170
478
245
123
1,295
315
34
174
98
330
101
47
169
1,831
302
181
521
376
232
75
299
221
98
426
277
132
338
272
81-0
62-1
90-9
93-9
71-9
97-1
6-79
3-02
6-35
16-20
580
111
13,464
781
11,210
555
139
119
1,443
411
1.591
1.823
758
18
152
742
187
94
16
17
6.515
773
718
166
214
1.340
653
736
143
68
464
69
58
89
1,017
385
270
550
420
197
148
93
178
58
115
191
167
308
344
■ 80-8
61-4
90-7
93-9
71-9
96-8
6-78
3-06
6-34
16-21
384
72
12,212
678
10.642
684
110
280
1,094
332
1,659
1.807
879
21
194
739
27
101
10
42
7,546
971
580
224
113
1,487
627
125
132
65
403
61
39
1,025
478
441
276
252
427
223
135
46
229
87
219
184
149
265
300
81-5
63-5
91-9
93-9
71-9
96-8
7-01
3-04
6-33
16-42
469
571
16.176
392
4,166
590
75
293
1,290
90
1,468
1,270
507
28
167
456
45
98
17
43
5,633
628
739
249
30
1,373
666
136
76
50
270
41
40
158
716
447
284
377
504
277
95
154
143
170
182
179
172
179
434
81-0
63-0
91-7
93-9
70-7
96-6
6-98
3-01
6-32
16-34
1,572
2,095
22,636
277
21,471
692
98
403
1,690
74
1,589
1,423
424
32
244
487
122
19
67
7,037
980
558
334
76
1,791
979
536
76
114
230
61
63
107
1.065
449
459
600
525
373
84
172
200
255
155
204
185
386
348
80-4
63-6
90-7
90-0
70-7
96-6
70-7
2-98
6-30
16-40
1,581
1,565
15,024
314
13,959
547
66
268
1,799
74
1,185
1,261
101
50
228
327
1
99
11
22
6,858
837
363
239
93
1,814
634
273
72
72
197
102
44
1,186
1,532
285
244
754
327
298
162
36
360
169
224
299
133
169
263
80-4
63-9
90-4
900
70-7
96-6
7-09
2-93
6-04
16-10
1,698
Fruits
1.389
Grains (Total)
15,074
Barley
Wheat
91
14,505
Rubber (chiefly tires and
478
52
247
Wheat flour
Animals and Animal Pro-
ducts —
Cattle
1,535
41
432
Fish
1,550
Furs, (chiefly raw)
1,592
Hides, raw
57
Leather, unmanufactured
78
605
Fibres, Textu,es and Pro-
ducts —
Rags
78
16
35
Wood, Wood Products and
Paper (chiefly newsprint)
5,952
1,592
171
Shingles
137
Timber, square
113
Wood-pulp
1,365
Iron and Its Products —
Automobile parts
405
71
Farm implements
77
Hardware and cutlery
Machinery
61
216
Pigs and ingots
86
Tubes and pipes
Non-Ferrous Metal Pro-
ducts—
36
537
blister)
9,668
444
Lead
256
Nickel
473
Silver
261
Non-Metallic Nineral Pro-
ducts—
Asbestos, (chiefly raw)
Coal
353
130
Petroleum and products
30
147
ducts-
210
196
150
Miscellaneous Commodities—
91
Films
109
189
and Costs of Services-
Total
80-4
Food
64-0
Fuel
89-6
Rent
90-0
Clothing
70-7
Sundries
96-6
Cost per Week of a Family
Budget-
All foods $
Fuel and light $
Rent $
7-04
2-94
5-99
16-01
28 MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 24. Summary of Canada's Imports, in Thousands of Dollars
Classification
1931
1932
Dec.
Jan.
Feb
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Imports of Principal Commodi-
ties—
Agricultural and Vegetable
Products—
3.299
105
367
2,082
109
422
650
133
1,125
490
305
186
240
107
126
134
267
923
158
733
463
44
132
512
141
110
110
185
192
301
378
1,013
586
330
239
51
69
47
788
137
320
131
170
1,650
167
987
349
105
51
86
54
383
213
146
125
907
124
79
481
2.595
183
389
1,692
646
207
226
318
417
77
67
217
1,406
108
324
862
133
206
378
129
318
523
418
132
511
198
181
122
339
543
183
1,014
589
54
207
768
213
68
130
279
261
412
406
848
556
265
193
49
52
181
980
115
476
129
147
1,315
21
490
332
77
51
92
60
380
178
76
84
981
79
63
383
2,383
157
386
2,336
282
217
207
301
117
55
47
194
1,155
141
391
1.094
120
231
392
104
657
1.46?"
418
110
547
196
20 c
254
35«
569
21s
1.030
576
132
155
679
231
94
125
302
213
554
612
796
621
300
209
46
48
113
1,435
124
591
148
1S3
1,512
26
48S
303
79
71
72
79
330
216
63
84
807
87
93
418
1,845
20«
375
1,3 C 6
485
155
262
283
16
60
51
173
3,505
159
554
1.741
177
360
538
323
2.143
l,38n
866
156
589
297
233
313
453
833
335
1,432
757
180
129
852
290
151
42«
662
274
613
592
1,019
838
360
274
53
96
255
2,175
238
981
495
226
2,462
39
976
499
140
89
126
154
423
287
106
108
905
141
137
583
3,852
525
518
2,145
859
222
390
396
94
101
79
291
521
53
195
1.071
147
163
30 »
173
613
199
687
70
253
109
167
158
224
493
166
856
392
57
113
405
196
75
83
140
163
304
297
555
473
204
157
24
134
147
971
131
G22
92
108
1,758
17
690
292
96
60
77
89
283
179
63
75
561
89
80
344
2,035
170
402
1,142
554
141
217
246
144
49
58
134
831
191
463
1.908
97
261
315
301
2.017
143
1,057
83
323
248
198
292
211
918
222
1.032
573
93
175
381
219
67
203
194
221
340
392
744
707
300
210
31
57
163
1.112
126
697
202
195
1,689
61
1,275
403
144
01
117
69
236
236
102
106
831
105
63
578
2.663
157
492
3,436
876
254
295
311
344
72
58
246
1,328
95
316
2,216
14
210
402
121
1,233
170
955
90
369
83
150
288
240
234
190
1,108
587
64
102
314
244
54
131
146
144
340
472
786
576
309
173
19
38
74
1.270
156
646
152
175
1,544
40
1.216
346
134
80
99
92
176
187
114
70
626
06
83
566
2,249
163
488
3,519
1,022
198
2?2
266
132
86
71
249
890
95
315
1,903
103
133
288
18
1,816
228
330
130
223
68
177
59
193
287
178
781
451
54
320
252
133
25
70
154
194
53
600
861
481
247
113
25
25
68
778
108
468
176
159
1,127
31
923
272
132
67
104
76
187
185
72
49
529
89
60
481
2,612
213
322
3,557
901
185
234
335
7
49
53
178
1,122
60
206
1,746
77
108
219
19
2,042
261
95
98
211
95
220
109
198
472
201
812
510
122
140
460
193
90
96
174
171
284
433
828
496
247
101
26
47
63
553
102
369
286
125
949
14
784
227
107
62
58
38
144
170
70
35
493
118
31
479
2.744
216
273
3,304
953
148
157
331
240
54
166
179
1,053
113
175
1,505
97
111
435
21
1,562
287
81
126
246
96
197
147
199
441
232
747
425
101
159
584
225
98
83
230
143
228
441
874
517
213
93
23
10
60
632
103
306
220
129
909
11
740
247
96
45
85
43
284
140
73
49
49'i
68
78
393
2,600
176
303
2,674
1,064
191
155
292
285
51
190
254
1,358
135
276
1,651
107
274
231
28
1,872
502
91
174
201
233
190
117
200
656
336
75«
589
50
227
548
211
92
116
255
222
154
387
907
567
215
140
39
33
38
460
157
248
96
132
1,086
8
7S4
311
90
51
82
42
287
15!
93
39
572
92
76
404
3,134
316
31?
2.657
7"8
137
244
337
229
61
117
234
1,537
136
352
1,338
110
521
266
43
1.479
377
200
147
180
240
156
91
165
1.181
140
728
603
25
221
471
97
76
157
346
221
138
347
871
536
232
147
17
43
33
557
150
342
71
197
1,031
23
1,603
294
102
48
69
74
552
157
98
47
508
129
77
445
2,00?
214
467
2,122
845
245
215
369
349
64
56
278
2,305
147
389
Fruits
1.567
Gums and resins
61
Nuts (edible)
183
185
109
Sugar, chiefly for refining
Tea
897
339
211
Animal Products—
Fish
116
Furs, chiefly raw
176
Hides
118
Leather, unmanufactured
135
77
Textile Products—
168
1,122
149
other
552
491
13
242
Silk— Raw
327
70
57
191
296
Woollen varn
185
Worsted and serges
138
282
Wood and Paper—
744
421
Wood — Furniture and other
manufactured wood
201
116
Veneers
Other unmanufactured wood.
Iron and Steel —
11
73
14
658
80
268
135
141
1.086
6
417
Other rolling mill products
Stamped and coated products..
Tools
144
82
49
Tubes and pipes
47
Wire
29
Non-Ferrous Metals —
123
119
98
33
399
72
Tin
40
No^-Metallic Products—
331
Coal
Coke .
2,318
252
216
Petroleum , crude
1,190
Gasolene
457
Stone and products
112
Chemicals—
171
Dyeing and tanning materials...
276
161
36
25
160
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Table 25. Banking and Currency, in Million Dollars Unless Otherwise Stated
Classification
1931
1932
Nov. I Dec. Jan. Feb. I Mar. I Apr. I May I June I July I Aug. | Sept. I Oct. I Nov.
Banking—
Readily Available Assets—
Specie
Dominion notes
In Central gold reserves. . .
In United Kingdom banks
In foreign banks
Foreign currency
Government securities. . . .
Call loans abroad
Total quick assets...
Loans and Securities except
Canadian Governments-
Public securities
Railway securities
Canadian call loans
Current loans
Current loans abroad
Provincial loans
Municipal loans
Total loans, etc
Other Assets—
Non-current loans
Real estate
Mortgages
Premises
Letters of credit
Loans to companies
Other assets
Note circulation deposits.. .
Inter- » an k balances, notes of
other banks
Cheques of other banks. . .
Balances due by other banks
Grand total assets
Liaptlites to the Public —
Note circulation
Dominion Government
Provincial Government
Government advances
Deposits by public —
Savings deposits
Demand deposits
Total deposits
Foreien deposits
Due banks abroad, etc. —
United Kingdom
Foreien
Bills payable
Letters of credit
Other liabilities
Total public liabilities. ..
Due between banks
Liabilities to Shareholders—
Dividends $000
Reserve
Capital
Grand total liabilities. .
Surplus of notice deposits over
current loans
Perc*»ntaee of current loans to
notice deposits., p.c
Currency-
Net issues of Dominion notes
other than according to
Finance Act. 1927 1
Dominion notes issued per
Finance Act. 1027
Gold held against notes
Gold included in C.G.R
All notes in hands of public 2
Index Numbers—
(With seasonal adiustment
1926 - WO)
Demand deposits
Notice deposits
Current loans
Investment holdings
Call loans, Canada
Call loans elsewhere
Total issue Dom. notes
Gold held by Finance Dept.
against notes
Notes in hands of public
End of Month
87-61
65-82
64-91
62-59
58-70
55-91
55-49
54-97
54-85
55-69
55-48
55-03
153-65
12S-86
131-11
123-81
116 93
111-86
115-42
127 39
123-10
115-28
112 40
122 51
25-38
25-73
21-58
20 -0'
23 63
23-03
22-58
22-88
24-78
21-83
23-08
21-38
4-60
4-97
5-63
7-89
10-40
10-95
8 75
7-69
8-82
8 81
13-94
13-51
90-13
104-71
92-30
71-47
85-47
97-72
99 44
95-42
90-75
98 14
87-13
100-60
19-12
14-74
13-64
13-21
14-38
15-33
15 25
15-57
16-48
16-56
16-90
18-26
507-76
477-91
467-56
460-03
466-40
469-97
465 48
462-31
466-93
494-57
494 20
515-54
112-75
83-12
65-92
98-95
83 13
73-15
65-29
73-67
75-65
96-39
95-19
87-53
1,001
906
863
858
859
858
848
860
867
907
898
934
155-12
154-11
144-87
142-74
144-77
138-52
140-81
152-04
153-44
155-15
152-17
159-63
56-60
62-01
61-29
60-99
60-39
57-76
57 13
54-98
53-69
53-39
52-87
51-76
156-90
134-73
131-17
129-77
130-71
122-36
113-83
109-87
111-93
114-07
114-95
117-21
1,102
1,082
1.071
1.063
1.071
1.070
1.057
1,037
1.028
1.004
1,003
1,018
183 75
188-36
189-73
190-65
188-76
184-58
187 08
174-90
164-34
159-04
158-98
159 04
42 05
45-56
43-44
56-24
43-99
39-43
36 67
34-34
20- 19
19-41
22-19
34-25
11813
125-6^
132-86
139-29
14915
154-01
153-52
139-22
130-65
123-67
116-62
109-21
1.815
1,793
1.774
1.783
1.788
1,766
1.746
1.703
1,663
1,629
1,621
1,649
10 «8P
10-33
10-69
10-86
10-96
11-21
11 94
12-51
12-91
13-15
13-46
13-46
6-42
6-57
6-58
6-65
6-78
6-86
6-96
7-19
7-26
7-37
7-51
7-61
6.22
6-25
6-29
6-26
6-27
6-27
619
6-01
6-02
6-01
6-28
6-55
79-85
79-79
79-91
79-99
79-83
79-99
79 95
79-90
79-95
80-06
79-92
79-59
58-94
55-47
51-35
49-73
51 16
51-94
48-90
48-49
48-32
48-44
48-27
47-28
14-40
14-31
12-75
12-47
13 03
13-00
12-85
13-01
12-92
12-89
13-15
13-04
1-72
1-5?
1-80
1-66
1-49
1-80
1-64
1-42
1-32
1-40
1-48
1-56
6-81
6-82
6-82
6-82
6-83
6-83
6-83
6-95
6-59
6-59
6-59
6-60
14-33
11.94
11-07
12-71
11-08
11-91
11-87
10-51
11-90
10-42
9-52
13-14
114-19
102-12
73 -IP
81-03
82-56
83-05
83 11
96-87
69-44
76-16
90-12
99-27
3-23
4-08
3-73
3-07
3-54
3-37
3-44
2-78
3-14
3-36
3-57
3-87
3.133
2,998
2,901
2,912
2.926
2,900
2,868
2,848
2,790
2,802
2.799
2,875
145-53
145-01
133-67
134-29
132-57
137-35
131-07
136-30
134-57
127-77
132-24
133-03
113-11
HM*
94-65
79-76
86-11
65-76
50-38
36-42
15-54
19-04
15-90
44-76
18-08
19 -7P
20-5°
20-06
20-97
24-05
19-31
20-67
33-06
32-31
31-87
40-70
66-00
46-50
43-00
35-50
32-00
27-50
29-60
40-50
38-50
29-00
23-00
27-50
1,396
1.360
1,36°
1,390
1,389
1,393
1,387
1,373
1,363
1,367
1.359
1,371
617-04
566-5^
506-94
496-49
500-48
494-64
497 99
188-94
462-09
475-36
480-66
493-28
2,013
1,937
1,875
1,886
1.889
1,888
1.885
1.862
1,825
1,842
1,840
1,864
320-21
310-0P
296-18
305-82
308-12
304-81
308-94
308-22
299-38
306-55
307-14
324-51
5-74
4-°5
3-6°
4-79
5-82
5-11
4-94
5-73
5-67
4-50
4-85
4-54
65-37
42-32
41-86
52-02
56-60
54-36
51 35
51-36
51-78
49-60
48-91
46-52
3-60
3-21
3-11
2-57
1 85
1-61
1 25
1-19
1-71
1-47
1 55
1-22
58-94
55-47
51-35
49-73
51 16
51-94
48 90
48-49
48-32
48-44
48-27
47-2«
3-13
2-98
2-79
2-77
2 91
2-43
2 22
2-18
2-22
2-14
2-17
2-13
2,803
2,664
2,566
2,574
2,587
2,562
2.533
2,513
2,456
2 463
2,457
2,536
10-06
11-3°
9-95
9-84
10-13
9-48
10-86
11-04
8-09
10-85
14-21
11-29
3,516
783
1,344
2,767
820
1,370
3,532
817
1,194
3,008
720
1,157
162-00
162-0*
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
I44.50
144-50
I44.50
144-5*
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
3.123
2,9«2
2,884
2,893
2.905
2.880
2,854
2,832
2.772
2,783
2,778
2,855
+293
+278
+298
+327
+312
+323
+330
+336
+335
+ 363
+ 356
+353
78-9
79-6
78-2
76-5
77-4
76-8
76-2
75-6
75-5
73-5
73-8
74-8
130-8
.125-4
125-4
125-4
125-4
125-4
128 9
127-8
127-7
128-2
127-1
134-8
66-5
49-o
45-0
36-5
32-0
27-5
29 6
40-5
38-5
29-0
23-0
27-5
68-6
64-6
66-8
64-6
63 8
63-9
64 3
64-8
65-4
66-2
67-5
71-2
110
10-7
10-7
10-7
10-7
10-7
111
111
111
111
111
111
160-5
160-6
151-0
150-3
149-0
154-1
147-2
154-9
152-1
145-5
152-5
148-4
106-5
99-3
91-5
91-5
91-3
89-7
91-2
88-2
85-7
89-1
87-4
86-4
104-1
101-8
102-0
103-5
103-1
103-5
103-2
102-5
101-6
101-8
101-7
102-7
117-4
116-7
116-6
115-8
114-9
112-4
111-7
110-4
110-3
108-2
107-2
107-1
137-5
131-7
127-2
124-6
126-5
124-8
123-7
123-9
125-5
131-7
131-1
135-4
111-3
93-8
93-3
92-5
93-4
88-4
82 8
79-0
82-2
83-1
82-9
79-3
42-6
32-6
26-3
38-4
33-8
30-0
26 1
29-0
30-8
38-6
39-3
26-5
90-3
81-7
88-9
86-0
85-2
82-5
86-1
92-2
91-7
85-3
83-5
84-0
59-7
56-2
62-6
60-5
60-4
59-8
59-7
60-1
60-4
61-2
61-6
63-5
89-2
88-1
86-3
84-4
82-2
86-8
83-4
86-5
87-2
82-5
83-7
77-8
76-13
163-50
18-88
8-44
146-65
18-75
551-16
99-37
1,083
159-60
48-71
107-61
999
153-56
34-20
107-04
1,610
13-36
7-45
6-39
78-78
47-54
13-36
1-54
8-71
80-28
3-35
2,960
125-05
105-75
31-33
65-14
1,379
472-17
1,851
349-12
4-51
51-05
•80
47-54
2-45
2,634
10-27
2,988
162-00
144-50
2,953
+380
72-5
172-9
65-1
73-0
11-1
139-5
63-6
73-8
1 The grand total includes note issues totalling $26,000,000 under authority of Chap. 4 of the Statutes of 1915.
1 Includes smaller Dominion Notes in hands of public together with Bank Notes in circulation, except those in the
hands of hanks other than the bank of issue.
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Table 26. Index Numbers of Security Prices, Foreign Exchange, and other Financial Factors.
Classification
1931
1932
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Security Prices—
Common Stock Prices —
Total (130)
64-8
74-3
77-2
10-7
65-9
108-7
45-2
98-9
42-1
87-7
59-3
38-0
90-5
80-3
51-5
64-8
39-7
92-9
390-7
59-0
59-0
62-4
27-6
63-0
108-6
5-20
135,
308
•92
64-8
73-7
77-2
10-5
66-5
107-8
44-9
94-7
42-5
86-9
59-1
40-9
88-3
76-8
54-3
67-1
42-9
90-3
402-8
59-7
60 1
62-5
26-5
60-8
119-8
5-74
125,
989
45-94
63-5
71-1
76-5
9-9
64-9
106-3
39-6
89-6
40-6
81-7
59-1
43-3
82-0
75-3
54-5
65-2
44-8
86-1
400-8
57-3
57-5
61-2
22-2
60-4
115-9
5-55
136,
387
21-27
25-57
1-165
1-129
1-145
1-131
4-000
3-920
3-960
3-945
64-1
71-5
79-2
10-1
65-5
106-8
38-3
87-8
40-3
82-4
59-8
46-2
81-1
73-6
55-8
67-0
45-7
86-0
413-6
57-8
57-6
63-4
21-4
59-6
110-6
5-30
180,
070
35-72
22-76
1-131
1-106
1-118
1-109
4-230
3-915
4-064
4-230
54-0
58-2
62-5
9-2
63-7
87-7
32-5
83-2
36-1
62-2
48-9
34-4
68-8
63-7
47-4
59-1
37-1
85-8
304-2
52-4
52-6
56-5
18-3
55-8
111-8
5-33
187,
313
12-07
18-92
1-128
1-105
1-112
1-120
4-215
4-070
4-173
4-100
45-8
51-4
44-9
8-6
63-1
90-1
29-1
76-5
26-3
47-1
36-9
26-0
63-8
45-0
49-4
66-3
34-9
65-7
261-2
48-4
50-2
47-9
15-5
50-2
113-2
5-42
204.
522
25-68
15-14
1-154
1-116
1-131
1-140
4-245
4-095
4-157
4-203
43-2
48-8
40-5
8-4
62-6
84-8
28-3
73-0
30-2
43-3
34-9
24-7
59-6
42-7
46-5
59-6
35-1
60-5
251-0
48-3
49-9
47-8
16-8
46-8
114-4
5-48
176,
041
20-82
13-87
1-163
1-140
1-153
1-146
4-280
4-120
4-205
4-120
49-6
56-6
51-1
7-9
38-3
97-0
28-9
81-2
35-6
55-2
41-8
31-5
59-9
51-6
49-9
65-6
36-4
67-1
306-6
55-6
57-2
55-6
21-0
47-5
110-6
5-30
283,
953
27-32
13-02
1-161
1-135
1-148
1-148
4-123
4-028
4-076
4-028
59-0
69-9
63-5
8-8
47-4
110-0
38-5
89-7
44-1
78-2
51-9
42-7
71-6
60-4
52-7
72-8
35-7
73-9
408-0
59-7
58-1
69-7
26-3
49-2
103-3
4-95
544,
528
9-42
13-77
1-152
1-119
1-142
Mia
4-045
3-885
3-975
3-885
63-0
73-8
69-1
4-4
53-0
113-0
42-3
90-8
44-1
89-2
56-9
47-6
76-3
65-9
56-5
77-6
38-7
76-1
470-6
60-9
56-4
81-0
28-4
48-3
101-9
4-88
506.
926
73-19
14-12
M18
1-101
1-108
.1-105
3-880
3-805
3-847
3-820
54-8
63-1
55-9
3-5
49-8
97-4
38-0
86-5
40-7
73-9
49-1
39-0
73-4
57-7
47-4
64-3
331
74-4
393-6
57-5
55-0
71-0
24-4
46-7
98-1
4-70
206,
902
101-64
13-99
1-110
1-080
1-096
1-106
3-815
3-615
3-723
3-635
53-4
62-5
51-3
31
48-3
95-9
38-7
85-9
43-3
74-2
46-6
38-2
70-8
53-1
48-3
67-9
31-8
69-6
377-9
60-9
58-1
76-5
23-6
45-1
102-3
4-90
193.
093
1-09
13-82
1-191
1-104
1-148
1-179
3-810
3-64S
3-760
3-770
51-3
Industrials, total (96)
58-4
Iron and Steel (19)
45-5
2-5
Milling (5)
Oils (4)
43-3
90-8
Textiles and Clothing (9)
Food and Allied products (21)
37-6
83-0
37-1
70-1
Utilities total (18)
45-4
37-1
Telephone and telegraph (2) . .
Power and traction (14)
Companies abroad total (8) . . .
68-3
50-8
43-3
69-1
Utility (7)
32-0
Banks (8)
67-5
359-5
Mining Stock Prices —
Total (20)
63-1
Gold (11)
62-7
70-9
Silver and miscellanoues (5) . .
Financial Factors-
21-9
43-4
102-7
Yield on Ontario Government
bonds p.c.
Shares traded, Montreal
New Issues of Bonds $000,000.
Brokers' loans 1 $000, 000
4-92
149,
733
•14
13-80
Foreign Exchange —
New York Funds in Montreal
High
1-250
1-158
1-211
1-200
4-320
3-840
4-092
4-090
1-191
1-153
1-173
1-156
4-130
3-970
4-028
3-990
1-183
1-130
1-154
1-130
London Sterling in Montreal-
High
3-845
3-750
3-787
3-760
JFirst Thursday of following month.
Table 27 — Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared from Six Canadian Ports.
Month
Saint John
Halifax
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
1930
Dec
1931
250,607
225,629
204.354
232.910
156.726
117.953
134,577
157,804
159.173
143.789
123.283
111.908
245.265
212.902
217.548
225.255
154,213
134,036
117,838
167,357
163,457
133.519
134,442
122,838
236,829
238,529
197,957
220.986
190.913
112,438
133,917
153.857
152,128
149,604
115,918
97.835
239.022
215.925
210,751
216,788
179,015
116,228
127.282
151,103
168,431
138,231
129,967
118,719
468,632
378.590
408.139
425.210
336.792
292,850
265.680
382,400
491,816
383.252
313.163
315.144
509.661
817,890
701,478
745,359
556,999
480,041
401,282
611,795
650,575
580,821
471.867
411,317
515,001
361.876
381,844
448.568
356.915
275.776
267,278
368,024
509,859
382.838
314,250
293,338
518,954
799,072
697.095
728.678
546,060
477.700
389,421
603,205
652,078
573,970
463,161
398,628
14,709
15,491
8,836
32,292
45,348
19,853
977,920
964,215
891.542
912.598
99,253
1,073,385
1,174,789
1,249,577
1,138,081
1,035,018
925.023
897,484
876,423
942,575
800,842
898,393
904.904
938.589
938.402
1,003.648
999,488
936,323
951,217
862.305
318,794
987,853
980,374
Feb
884,226
i,468
189,333
659,269
719,307
654,543
829,425
607,711
734,401
584.215
23,220
952,401
April
May
June
July
142,533
542.131
641,197
549,199
717,468
569,752
641,713
510,256
6.447
328,102
1,302,740
1,111,508
1,122,190
1,103,291
1,004,220
944,352
884,283
39,488
230,080
1,238,649
1,128,082
1,100,798
1,088.734
1,041,495
934,061
959,323
39,154
56.651
193,046
434,706
444,811
460,602
399.690
228,223
280,352
55,468
83.701
199.626
434,223
476,416
459,728
399.687
221,966
262,808
21,944
9979,146
1,077,685
1,324,129
1,249,972
1,127,397
Sept
Oct
1,004,453
925,653
Nov
Dec
1932
Jan
884,263
914,688
933,039
Feb
849,787
Mar
341
140.727
327,682
414,030
422,444
453,409
410,428
312,412
311,553
67,500
341
133,203
334,859
378.322
458,433
468,762
387,713
314,965
316,413
74,495
904,000
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
330,035
1,089,169
1,158,746
1,107,539
1,190,652
1,093,061
1,108,660
891,773
43,699
237,399
1,018,084
1,151,8^5
1,176,390
1,145,509
1,141,267
1.052,666
975,932
93.924
73,238
251,098
397,299
506,002
492,502
384,804
236,730
284,356
52,102
122,927
244,621
401,962
517,252
490,108
382,034
240,741
266,217
17,608
879,000
930,000
950,000
1,002,000
999,000
916,327
1,045,718
Nov
Dec
856,233
313,774
32
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Table 28. Canadian Public Finance. Revenue and Expenditures.
Classification
Quarter
ending
June 30,
1932
Quarter
ending
Sept. 30,
1932
Quarter
ending
Dec. 31,
1932
Total to
December
31,
1932
Revenue:—
$
21,146,162
10,449,361
17,907,737
44,094,669
1,570,960
7,728,854
1,587,759
1,002,229
$
16,752,778
11,107,266
21,731,314
7,502,056
2,435,303
6,970,615
1,711,881
3,828,632
$
17,538,143
9,342,415
22,792,728
5,843,550
2,983,049
9,371,217
2,347,374
2,612,506
55,437,083
30,899,042
62,431,779
57,440,276
6,989,313
Post Office
24,070,685
5,647,015
Miscellaneous
7,412,988
Total
105,487,731
72,076,839
73,369,351
250,933,921
Current Expenditures:—
1,813,845
117,950
61,032
161,544
49,899,998
2,037,162
2,123,077
113,972
60,720
145,117
10,113,082
1,958,071
6,834,296
238,582
2,159,251
486,030
33,012
440,660
1,035,923
34,763
1,123,663
602,471
747,336
162,745
2,817,902
121,744
13,393
33,908
1,772,786
511,883
3,528,079
1,239
2,230,496
484,978
13,617,936
291,169
7,901,233
44,589
11,317
45,825
3,384,939
936,976
2,305,710
1,568,913
108,980
203,916
1,791,393
1,901,093
99,264
59,434
367,233
53,752,330
1,891,991
5,838,015
331,186
Civil Service Commission
External Affairs
181,186
673,894
Finance —
113,765,410
Premium Discount and Exchange
5,887,223
6,834,296
14,938
1,185,396
441,300
35,566
419,852
1,010,235
44,452
689,983
618,105
729,453
156,675
2,860,485
611,965
15,880
201,142
1,381,195
506,311
3,316,222
19,376
2,226,621
481,548
13,519,560
192,019
7,874,087
59,826
11,988
39,819
3,151,158
1,106,909
2,700,907
1,453,081
96,317
201,152
1,987,804
253,519
1,065,244
385,070
33,650
413,401
1,209,967
30,172
984,672
123,445
572,386
176,259
46
825,892
17,265
291,080
1,264,341
375,016
2,953,080
5,969
2,283,785
500,444
13,507,743
191,123
6,232,809
50,027
11,427
39,924
3,420,269
764,894
4,401,520
1,392,078
97,378
222,315
1,331,961
4,061,261
Fisheries
1,313,000
102,227
1,273,913
3,256,125
Insurance
109,388
2,798,318
1,671,749
2,049,174
Labour
495,579
5,678,433
Legislation:
1,559,601
46,538
Senate
526,130
4,418,322
1,393,210
9,785,542
National Gallery
26.584
National Revenue
6,740,901
1,466,970
Pensions and National Health —
40,645,239
Health
674,311
Post Office
22,008,129
154,442
Privy Council
34,732
Public Archives
125,568
9,956,366
2,808,778
9,408,136
4,414,072
Secretary of State
302,674
627,383
Trade and Commerce
5,111,490
Total Current Expenditure
99,266,181
72,142,574
107,436,237
278,812,582
Unemployment and Farm Relief —
3,000
200,048
9,824,927
9,293
14,777
581,183
709,299
13,900
12,504
11,000
3,000
190,628
5,294,400
61,634
6,338
209,630
420,176
22,646,418
70,927
122,472
1,109,909
1,876,260
Cost of Loan Flotations
902,920
16,396
76,842
937,721
40,738
87,842
Total Special Expenditure
11,379,932
6,758,838
27,315,464
Capital Expenditure and Non- Active Loans:—
Total Capital Expenditure and Non-Active
4,316,161
2,570,197
3,293,308
10,179,666
Total Expenditure
112,726,629
86,092,703
117,488,383
316,307,713
Other Disbursements:—
9,463,297
6,901,954
3,867,357
468,750
1,990,879
11,162,000
112,196
112,972
20,232,607
468,750
1,308,800
12,687,500
327,472
115,078
559,909
26,508.251
220,281
291.696
3,859,588
Canadian National (Temporary Loans)
50,357,751
659,949
Soldier and General Land Settlement
519,746
Total Loans and Advances
23,902,147
34,482,091
17,714,154
76,098,391
1 Information not available.
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Table 29. Significant Statistics of the United Kingdom
33
Classification
1931
Dec.
1932
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. f Sept. Oct. Nov Dec
Production—
Iron 000 metric tons
Steel 000 metric tons
Coal 000 metric tons
Electricity
Generated mill, k.w.h
New orders received.. 1920 =100
Copper Available 000 tons
Raw Cotton Delivered to
Mill mill, lb
Production, Artificial Silk
Yarn and Waste.... mill, lb
Natural SilkDbliveriesOOO lb
Crude Rubber
Available 000 tons
Building Plans
Approved 1924 = 100
Other 1924 = 100
Employment—
Insured Workers in
Employment mill
Number Unemployed 000
Percentage Unemployed...
Coal mining
Iron and steel
General engineering
Electrical engineering
Shipbuilding and marine en-
gineering
Base metal working
Cotton
Woollen
Building
Public works contracting
Trade—
Imports, Total £ mn.
Food, drink and tobacco£ mn.
Raw materials £ mn.
Manufactured £ mn.
Total, net imports £ mn.
Exports, Total £ mn.
Food, drink and tobacco £ mn.
Raw materials £ mn.
Manufactured £ mn.
Bank Clearings, Country
and Provincial Daily
Average £ mn.
Provincial £ mn.
Postal Receipts, Daily.. £000
Transportation—
Shipping—
Entrances mill, net tons
Clearances...... mill, net tons
Index of shipping
freights 1924 = 100
Railways —
Gross passenger
receipts £ mill.
Gross freight receipts. £ mill.
Freight traffic, total.mill. tons
Merchandise mill, tons
Coal mill, tons
Minerals and other
merchandise mill, tons
Prices—
Wholesale Prices 1913=100 —
Board of trade
Economist
Statist
Times
Retail Foods
Cost of living
Banking—
Bank of England —
Private deposits £ mn.
Bank and currency notes £ mn.
Gold reserve £ mn.
Nine Clearing Banks —
Deposits £ mn.
Discounts £ mn.
Advances £ mn.
Investments £ mn.
Treasury Bills £ mill.
Money—
Day to Day Rate p.o.
Three Months Rate p.c.
Security Values—
Fixed Interest 1921 = 100
Variable Dividend. .1921=100
Total 1921 = 100
336
429
19,887
1,223
59
7-1
125
607
257
6-75
77-6
116-2
9-59
2,602
20
19
450
26-8
15
58-1
24-7
27-4
160
28-4
35-6
77-0
39-7
18-5
18-2
71-5
32-1
2-9
4-0
22-7
13-2
97-0
173
4-86
4
3
7
24-0
4-2
161
3-7
105
90-6
100-5
99-5
132
148
111
364
121-3
,700
244
887
4-21
5-84
102-2
90-7
98-61
335
437
18,973
1,162
56
4-3
121
6-44
271
5-13
87-6
93-7
9-37
2,784
22-4
18-7
46-5
28-1
17-6
58-0
26-1
28-2
16-9
32-6
38-1
62-3
31-5
16-9
13-3
570
311
2-8
3-6
23-4
13-8
960
129
4-23
4-55
62-1
31
6-7
211
3-8
14-1
3-2
105-8
900
99-6
98-9
131
147
107
355
124-6
1,677
237
653
4-46
5-65
104-7
92-8
100-9
329
488
18,815
1,133
58
120
111
6-52
245
5-50
103-3
9-40
2,742
22-0
18-5
46-7
28-1
17-2
57-5
25-6
26-0
16-3
32-4
37-8
70-2
33-6
15-4
20-1
64-7
300
2-8
3-5
12-7
980
125
4-65
4-10
65-2
6-9
21-3
3-8
141
3-4
105-3
92-2
102-0
100-0
131
147
102
345
124-6
1,621
205
888
264
574
4-27
511
106-5
Dl-7
101-7
341
470
9,091
1,090
57
7-4
118
6-32
267
4-14
121-8
9-55
2,595
20
18
67-7
27-2
16-6
56-7
24-8
23-4
14-7
28-8
37-5
611
30-9
16-5
130
55-7
31-2
2-7
3-5
24-2
13-2
102-0
128
4-13
4-28
3-8
6-6
20-8
3-7
13-8
3-3
104-6
97-4
129
146
105
354
124-6
322
440
18,663
987
59
8-2
120
6-45
290
7-28
125
93-8
9-48
2,662
21-4
18-4
63-4
27-4
16-4
56-5
25-6
24-9
17-0
26-8
37-4
53-5
27-5
13-4
11-8
48-8
34-8
2-9
4-0
130
950
130
4-35
4-46
68-5
3-4
6-4
201
3-6
13-2
215
576
2-48
2-64
111-6
92-7
105-5
320
424
17,275
6-
309
7-02
132-2
108-5
9-40
2,754
22-1
20-6
500
28-6
16-4
57-5
26-3
33-4
24-0
26-2
37-2
3-3
102-4
86-3
97-0
96-7
126
144
108
358
124-6
1,643
238
866
272
612
2-36
110-6
84-5
102-1
12-6
94-0
128
4-77
4-25
65-6
40
60
18-6
3-4
12-1
100-7
83-3
94-4
93-9
125
143
111
358
132-4
1,661
245
858
284
617
1-38
1-57
111-4
82-0
101-8
316
467
17,028
822
58
10-8
101
6-23
318
8-28
159-5
88-0
9-39
2,770
22-3
210
46-9
27-8
16-3
57-3
270
30-4
24-8
25-8
57-5
31-4
13-5
11-8
53-3
29-7
2-3
3-6
22-9
120
90-0
126
513
4-65
57-7
4-4
61
18-9
3-4
12-2
3-2
98-1
80-9
90-6
90-3
123
142
122
357
140-0
1,727
276
838
324
111-0
78-9
100-6
297
437
15,275
806
52
10
5-71
333
7-58
1150
108-8
9-32
2,839
22-9
21-5
47-8
28-8
16-4
57-5
28-5
31-1
251
27-3
42-8
51-9
29-3
10-8
11-4
48-6
3-5
22-4
13-3
108-0
129
503
4-81
56-3
6-4
5-8
17-5
3-4
110
3-1
97-7
82-7
92-8
93-2
125
143
117
366
141-5
1,765
316
822
333
750
•67
115-6
84-5
105-5
264
367
15,542
815
54
14-8
8-90
78-0
50-0
9-28
2,866
23-1
22-6
48-6
28-8
16-3
57-7
26-2
33-5
25-4
27-1
43-4
53-3
28-2
11-7
13-1
49-8
28-6
2-6
3-4
21-7
11-9
92-0
121
5-13
4-50
59-0
6-1
5-5
16-5
3-2
10-7
2-7
99-5
85-2
94-9
96-0
123
141
123
366
139-8
1,813
373
803
348
791
•71
•72
1161
92-5
108-4
265
437
16,360
922
56
10-7
5-70
298
7-20
123!
93 •!
9-15
2,849
22-8
22-9
46-8
30-8
16-0
62-1
27-3
34-8
20-3
28-5
421
54-3
30-6
11-2
121
51-4
26-2
2-5
3-2
19-8
11-4
88-0
131
4
4-77
280
445
17,112
55
101
64-
4
5-7
17-2
3-3
11-0
2-8
102-1
88-1
94-6
97-7
123
141
123
362
140-3
1,826
390
789
367
854
•65
•69
118-4
96-8
111-4
101
7-30
155-8
94-5
9-40
2,737
21-9
22-9
47-7
30-2
16-0
61-9
26-6
25-7
16-5
29-5
42-8
60-8
351
11-9
13-5
571
30-4
2-9
3-9
22-7
12-8
105-9
134
272
480
17,328
1,228
53
12-0
103
6-59
321
9-12
155-5
85-2
9-37
2,774
22-2
23-1
46-8
301
16-2
61-4
25-6
24-3
16-7
30-7
43-8
34-1
15-3
22-9
12-5
102-5
135
4-35
4-41
64-5
61
18-8
3-6
12 4
2-8
1011
85-3
91-5
96-5
125
143
119
361
140-4
1,853
387
780
396
872
•71
•84
120-3
96-3
112-5
101-1
85-7
91-6
95-3
125
143
116
359
139-4
1,859
389
770
409
136
371
119-8
115-9
96-8
109-6
34
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Table 30. Significant Statistics of the United States.
Classification
1931
1932
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
ITnitrd States Statistics—
Wheat, Visible Supply. Mil. bush.
Receipts, principal
markets 000 bush.
Shipments, principal
markets 000 bush.
221
212
210
202
183
172
167
178
18-8
194
190
177
13,766
17,072
25,000
13,412
13,198
15,344
13,473
41,006
40,732
38,410
27,238
17,584
15,470
11,005
11,537
9,562
13,221
15,942
11,507
17,294
19,648
21,313
17,541
23,464
Exports, including
11,924
7,962
7,852
8,435
11,777
8,764
8,001
4,772
5,768
4,226
4,422
5,995
Wheat Flour Produc-
tion 000 bbls .
8,148
8,180
7,694
8,483
8,196
7,739
7,820
7,828
9,005
9,394
9,353
8,723
Sugar Meltings, 8
Ports 000 long tons
284
246
267
346
298
306
382
355
353
395
288
227
Tobacco Consumption,
305
343
348
355
350
369
400
361
401
405
437
419
Cigarettes Millions
7,295
8,963
7,680
8,447
7,562
8,685
10,560
9,534
9,559
9,311
8,351
7,614
Cattle ' Receipts, Primary
Markets 000
1,453
1,376
1,281
1,377
1,376
1,397
1,338
1,291
1,606
1,689
1,896
1,543
Hog Receipts, Primary
Markets 000
4,210
4,218
3,659
2,939
2,960
3,050
2,545
2,159
2,405
2,505
2,691
2,775
Cotton Consumption. . .000 bales
416
435
450
489
367
332
321
279
403
492
502
504
Newsprint Produc-
tion 000 s. tons
93-9
94-2
87-2
100-0
91-2
88-1
854
74-5
79-5
70-6
76-7
81-7
Newsprint Consump-
160-1
151-2
142-9
156-2
148-4
152-3
138-2
157-1
123-9
127-4
145-0
145-9
Pig Iron Production.. 000 1. tons
980
973
964
967
.853
784
628
572
531
593
645
631
546
Steel Ingot Produc-
tion 000 1. tons
1,302
1,461
1,460
1,411
1,240
1,107
897
793
832
975
1,069
1,015
845
Unfilled Orders U.S.
Steel Co 000 1. tons
2,735
2,648
2,546
2,472
2,327
2,177
2,035
1,966
1,970
1,985
1,997
1,968
1,968
Automobile Produc-
121-5
119-3
117-4
119-0
148-3
184-3
183-1
111-1
90-3
84-1
48-7
59-6
21,868
129,842
22,471
129,909
21,474
129,532
22,448
129,477
20,575
132,020
18,605
132,575
16,423
134,027
14,716
135,902
13.611
133,153
13,260
125,775
15,217
121,840
15,958
121,798
18,489
124,705
Lead Production s. tons
33,576
32,180
28,081
30,345
23,236
25,902
26,068
15,819
17,118
20,498
21,092
24,465
Petroleum Produc-
tion 000 bbls.
73,174
66,884
62,484
67,189
67,717
68,523
64,835
66,310
66,220
65,036
65,219
63,384
Consumption (to
stills) 000 bbls.
72,721
68,715
63,814
68,502
71,131
74,669
72,327
71,455
67,271
63,913
66,69«
63,913
35,563
33,007
31,265
31,789
33,093
34,599
33,312
33,705
32,883
30,908
33,212
32,072
30,529
136-9
26,845
84-8
25,344
89-0
29,451
112-2
30,488
121-7
31,574
146-2
38,766
113-1
31,317
128-8
35,207
134-0
33,645
127-5
32,255
107-5
30,294
105-3
Car,loadings 000 cars
2,273
2,270
2,245
2,287
2,773
2,088
1,966
2,422
2,345
2,245
3,158
2,195
2,487
Electric Power Pro-
duction mill. k.h.
Index Factory Employ-
7,775
7,401
6,997
7,321
6,781
6,635
6,548
6,525
6,740
6,740
7,044
ment 1923-5 — 100
69-4
68-1
67-8
66-4
64-3
62-1
60-0
58-3
58-8
60-3
61-1
61-2
58,821
31,975
32,581
33,959
39,745
38,718
39,889
32,073
33,777
39,156
45,423
41,281
Ten Cent Sales, 4 Chains. . .$000
79,989
34,029
35,638
40,512
39,359
38,869
36,864
34,361
34,538
36,632
41,605
38,040
Imports 8000,000
152-9
183-6
135-2
149-9
131-0
153-9
131-3
155-3
126-7
135-2
112-0
132-0
111-4
114-3
79-4
106-8
91-1
109-2
98-4
132-0
106-4
153-5
104-0
139-0
Exports $000,000
duction 1923-5 = 100
69-0
71-0
68-0
65-0
61-0
59-0
58-0
57-0
59-0
65-0
65-0
63-0
Mineral Production. .1923-5 = 100
83-0
77-0
78-0
84-0
79-0
67-0
63-0
64-0
< 65-0
70-0
74-0
740
tion 1923-5 = 100
71-0
72-0
70-0
68-0
64-0
60-0
59-0
58-0
60-0
66-0
66-0
65-0
F.R. Banks, Bills Dis-
638
899
828
639
556
490
440
538
433
332
326
309
Reserve Ratio p.c.
66-5
66-6
68-6
70-7
67-1
62-1
57-6
56-5
58-9
61-1
62-1
62-6
Member Banks Loans
and Discounts Mil. Dolls.
13,104
12,830
12,588
12,211
11,880
11,631
11,263
10,996
10,796
10,706
10,441
10,413
10,297
Net Demand
Deposits Mil. Dolls.
Interest Rates, Time Loans, .p.c.
11,871
11,166
11,003
10,941
11,144
11,102
10,925
10,751
10,982
11,229
11,401
11,745
11,758
3-50
3-75
3-63
3-13
2-30
1-75
1-50
1-38
1-38
1-38
•88
•51
•50
Call loans renewal p.c.
2-70
2-65
2-50
2-50
2-50
2-50
2-50
2-08
2-08
2-00
1-35
1-04
1-00
Prime commercial paper,
4-6 months p.c.
3-88
3-88
3-88
3-75
3-50
3-13
2-75
2-50
2-68
2-13
2-00
174
1-50
Bond Prices High Grade
Rails (10)
75-29
53-23
57-7
76-95
57-47
58-0
75-30
57-23
56-5
79-28
58-25
56-8
73-23
49-42
43-9
69-69
43-08
39-8
68-78
41-39
34-0
70-97
42-98
35-9
79-32
53-35
53-3
82-07
55-01
52-2
80-76
49-86
49-9
78-19
47-51
47-5
Prices Common Stocks
(404) 1926=100
(Copyright Standard Statistics Co.)
Industrials (338)
54-3
33-0
95-6
64-8
24-9
54-4
36-6
94-4
64-2
24-5
52-9
34-2
92-8
60-2
22-8
53-8
32-1
93-4
54-5
23-9
41-7
22-2
73-3
34-3
18-7
38-1
17-4
67-8
30-1
17-9
33-5
14-1
55-0
25-5
15-1
44-4
21-2
55-4
35-2
20-6
51-5
29-2
84-2
44-5
28-5
.55-8
34-5
91-4
54-2
32-9
47-7
27-5
80-6
42-8
23-9
45-4
25-5
77-6
39-5
22-6
Railways (33)
Utilities (34)
Tires and rubber goods (17)
57-4
35-2
43-9
31-0
34-0
31-0
15-8
90-6
50-2
57-3
36-1
42-9
31-0
32-1
30-7
17-8
98-3
34-3
56-3
32-1
42-4
30-7
32-2
30-6
17-0
99-1
31-7
57-9
29-6
45-0
30-4
32-3
30-7
16-8
104-6
33-1
49-2
21-8
380
21-9
23-1
25-6
11-0
89-5
31-4
41-7
20-4
38-6
19-7
19-9
23-4
9-1
82-9
23-2
34-8
22-0
36-5
17-3
16-3
20-0
6-5
70-3
23-0
43-6
29-6
50-1
26-4
24-9
27-2
11-4
93-0
23-1
49-3
37-7
54-6
29-8
33-0
33-1
15-8
98-0
82-6
52-8
47-0
53-9
31-8
42-1
38-7
17-3
101-4
67-4
48-2
34-4
47-4
26-4
32-5
32-5
12-9
90-5
29-2
47-1
32-1
47-1
24-8
27-7
29-9
111
82-9
23-0
Oil (16)
Textile (31) .
Bond Sales, N.Y Mil. Dolls.
337-8
286-5
217-4
252-7
252-4
258-4
257-2
240-7
333-1
250-3
178-6
158-9
587
512
525
533
379
300
244
242
332
380
325
338
347
Bank Debits, N.Y Mil. Dolls.
19,233
17,676
14,381
16,160
15,558
12,912
14,202
12,728
13,458
14,163
12,944
9,815
13,967
Outside, 140 centres. Mil. Dolls.
17,112
15,893
12,870 13,729 14,366 12,498 12,908
12,572 12,188 11,767 12,354 10,935 12,817
REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
Vol. VIII OTTAWA, JANVIER, 1933 N° 1
Statisticien du Dominion: R. H. Coats, B.A., F.S.S. (Hon.), F.R.S.C.
Chef de la Section de la Statistique Generale: S. A.. Cudmore, M.A., F.S.S.
Adjoint (Statistiques Economiques): S. B. Smith, M.A.
STATISTIQUE COURANTE DES AFFAIRES AU CANADA
Bien que Tetat des affaires au Canada en 1932 reflete la depression, des developpements
constructifs la derniere partie de Tannee laissent entrevoir une plus grande resistance au courant
des quatre dernieres annees. Le declin a £te a peu pres general dans les facteurs economiques
majeurs au cours des six premiers mois de Tannee, mais vers le milieu de Tannee il y eut renverse-
ment dans la psychologie commerciale qui a resulte en un arret temporaire. L'indice du volume
physique des affaires marquait 78-3 en juillet comparativement a 75-3 en avril, le point le plus
bas du premier semestre. Malgre Timpulsion donnee a, un lourd mouvement de ble a la suite
d'une recolte considerablement plus grande que Tordinaire, Telan indique dans les operations
commerciales a ete contre-balance par une reaction vers la fin de Tannee.
Les premiers six mois de 1932 les prix de gros au Canada ont continue de flechir et comme
resultat notre indice etait a 66-6 en juin comparativement a 69-4 en Janvier. Le dernier tri-
mestre il y a eu renversement de course, Tindice refletant une reprise moderee. La reaction du
dernier trimestre n'a pu qu'absorber le gain des trois mois precedents, et a la fin de Tannee le
cours des marchandises etait a un nouveau bas dans le mouvement present, equivalant aux
niveaux d'avant-guerre.
La reprise des actions ordinaires le troisieme trimestre a ete un des mouvements frappants
de Tannee. Le bas de Tapres-guerre a ete touche en juin alors que Tindice officiel sur la base
de 1926 marquait 43-2. Le gain de Tindice trois mois suivants n'a pas ete de moins de 46 p.c
Une partie de ce gain a ete reabsorbee par le recul du dernier trimestre mais le point touche en
juin reste le plus bas de la presente depression.
Le developpement le plus significatif du dernier semestre de 1932 a ete la hausse des effets
du gouvernement. Apres que la Grande-Bretagne eut ete forcee d'abandonner Tetalon or en
septembre 1931, le cours des obligations du gouvernement canadien a subi une violente reaction
touchant son plus bas point en Janvier 1932. II y a eu amelioration moderee les six premiers
mois de Tannee. Le troisieme trimestre a vu un gain rapide et la plus grande partie de cette
amelioration a continue jusqu'a la fin de Tannee. Le rendement moyen de quatre emissions de
reemprunt du gouvernement canadien est calcule a 4.78 p.c. en decembre comparativement a
5-23 en juin et 5-37 en Janvier. Le rendement des obligations du gouvernement d'Ontario a
suivi la meme marche, etant a 4-90 p.c. en decembre comparativement a 5-48 p.c. en juin et
5 • 94 p.c. en Janvier 1932. Le declin dans le rendement des obligations de tout repos est considere
comme un developpement sain, favorisant Tengagement des fonds disponibles dans les entre-
prises productives. A ce point de vue le rendement des obligations du gouvernement peut etre
considere comme un excellent barometre des conditions du credit au Canada.
Jauges economiques
Afin de pousser plus loin les analyses sur la situation presente au Canada Tattention est
attiree sur les cinq jauges de Timportance economique couvrant toute la periode d'apres-guerre.
La relation entre le volume des affaires et les prix de gros occupe la premiere position. Le cycle
primaire de prosperite d'apres-guerre qui a eu son zenith en 1920 repose en grande partie sur
Tinflation des prix et par consequent a 6te" de courte duree. La deflation de 1921 et 1922 a 6te
severe, Tindice annuel tombant de 156 en 1920 a 97 en 1922. Les sept annees qui ont suivi, les
fluctuations ont ete plutot moderees, le niveau comparativement stable des prix servant comme
arriere plan d'encouragement a Texpansion commerciale. La stabilite des prix de cette periode
est en contraste frappant avec la marche des operations commerciales. La phase de prosperite
du deuxieme cycle d'apres-guerre a ete caracterisee par une stabilite relative des affaires bien que
si le developpement normal avait ete conforme aux precedents historiques il aurait du y avoir
une avance considerable du cours des marchandises. L' expansion prononcee du volume des
entreprises productives a ete le premier element de la periode de prosperite de 1929 a 1932, les
deux facteurs montrant une course parallele. L'indice des operations commerciales en 1932
est un a niveau semblable a celui de 1922, tandis que Tindice moyen des prix de gros est seule-
ment legerement plus 6leve" qu'en 1913. '
36 REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
La relation entre importations et exportations de l'apres-guerre peut etre considered en
trois sections. D'abord le premier cycle d'apres-guerre au cours duquel il y a une forte balance
favorable commerciale en 1919 et qui se transforme en une legere balance defavorable l'ann6e
suivante. Au cours de la deuxieme section de reprise des affaires entre 1921 et 1927 les exporta-
tions augmentent d'annee en annee tandis que l'expansion des importations est beaucoup moins
rapide et s'arrete meme en 1924. En consequence, le surplus des exportations sur les importa-
tions donne un tres grand total pour cette periode de sept ans. Les exportations accusent un
declin en 1928 et la balance commerciale est mod6r6ment defavorable de 1928 a 1931. Bien que
nos exportations de marchandises ne comprennent pas une quantite considerable d'or des mines
canadiennes expedie" a la Monnaie Royale du Canada ou il est affine, au lieu d'etre exporte" a
l'exterieur sous sa forme brute, la balance du commerce a ete de nouveau favorable en 1932,
renversant la situation commerciale des quatre annees precedentes. Les exportations de 1932
s'elevent a $501,839,000, soit $49,225,000 de plus que les importations se chiffrant a $452,614,000.
L'annee precedente le surplus des importations sur les exportations etait de $10,855,000, les im-
portations se chiffrant a $628,098,000 et les exportations a $617,243,000.
Les depots a terme detenus par les banques a charte ont ete en moyenne plus eleves que les
prets courants chaque annee de la periode d'apres-guerre, excepte en 1920. Cette annee-la, les
prets courants ont atteint un point eleve et le declin qui a suivi a atteint son maximum en 1925
seulement. Les depdts a terme ont touche leur sommet d'apres-guerre en 1928 et le declin qui
a suivi a ete relativement modere. Un sommet cy clique des prets courants a ete atteint en 1929
et depuis lors ces comptes ont ete tellement ecourtes que l'ecart entre les depots a terme et les
prets courants s'est toujours elargi. A la fin de novembre les depots a terme se chiffrent a $1,378,-
700,000 et montrent un surplus de $380,000,000 sur les prets courants qui etaient de $998,934,000
le 30 novembre 1931. Les depots a terme ont ete* de $1,396,000,000 et les prets courants de
$1,102,000,000 laissant un surplus de $293,000,000.
La fluctuation cyclique des depots des banques est d'un caractere plus modere que celle des
debits des banques ceux-ci etant beaucoup plus eleves en temps de prosp6rite qu'en temps de
depression. La proportion de moyenne mensuelle des debits des banques aux depots des ban-
ques etait de 115-2 p.c. en 1932 comparativement a 178-0 p.c. en 1929. Le niveau actuel des
dep6ts bancaires est suffisant pour une expansion considerable des affaires et de la speculation.
En temps de depression la faiblesse des prix et l'inactivite ont pour resultat une plus faible velo-
city des depots des banques. Si la meme relation avait ete maintenue en 1932 qu'en 1929, les
paiements par cheques dans les trente-deux centres de compensations auraient ete de $39,933,-
000,000 comparativement au total actuel de $25,844,000,000.
Facteurs significatifs
Le declin des operations productives au Canada en 1932 n'a pas ete aussi violent que dans
l'une ou l'autre des deux annees precedentes. L'indice officiel du volume physique des affaires
a indique une resistance considerable devant les influences deprimantes sp6cialement apres le
premier trimestre. Malgre le declin des quatre annees precedentes les operations sont encore
plus considerables que dans la premiere depression d'apres-guerre, celle de 1921. Le niveau
actuel est semblable a celui de la mi-annee 1922. Le point le plus bas dans l'histoire d'apres-
guerre a ete atteint en mars 1921, soit 60-6 comparativement a environ 73 -0 en decembre dernier.
Production d'or
Les mines d'or sont a la t&te de toutes les industries favorablement situees au cours d'une
depression majeure. L'expansion de la production d'or au Canada, qui a ete continue dans la
periode d'apres-guerre, a ete acceieree ces deux dernieres annees. Le nouveau haut atteint en
1932 est en contraste frappant avec les conditions ordinaires dans la majorite des industries
canadiennes. La production d'or fin des mines canadiennes en 1932 s'eieve a 3,055,000 onces
valant $63,156,000, sans compter la prime sur le change s'eievant a $6,103,000. La production
a ete 13-4 p.c. plus grande qu'en 1932 et 65 p.c. au-dessus de celle d'il y a cinq ans et 142 p.c.
au-dessus de la production il y a dix ans.
L'avenir de l'industrie est indique par les etats annuels de plusieurs des plus grandes compa-
gnies productives qui toutes mentionnent d'amples reserves en disponibilite; dans le contenu
appreciable d'or trouve en association avec les metaux communs dans les minerais de Noranda,
de ^International Nickel, de Flin Flon et de Sullivan; dans nombre de proprietes nouvelles
mises en production; dans des decouvertes hautement prometteuses qui sont signages de temps
REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE 37
a autre et qui, presque toutes. se trouvent dans les zones minerales le moins au nord; et en der-
nier lieu il y a encore des regions immenses qui n'ont ete que partiellement explorees mais que les
geologistes croient renfermer un sous-sol favorable a la production de Tor. L'extraction de Tor
a ete un facteur puissant dans la consolidation de la charpente financiere du Dominion pendant
cette periode de depression industrielle, servant a maintenir l'optimisme au Canada et a inspirer
les autres pays de confiance dans la stabilite commerciale du Dominion.
Energie hydroelectrique
Bien que les deux dernieres annees montrent un declin dans la production d'energie hydro-
electrique, la recession a ete comparativement moindre que dans la plupart des industries cana-
diennes importantes. La production d'energie hydroelectrique a et6 de 15,986,414,000 k.w.h.
en 1932 comparativement a 16,315,676,000 k.w.h. en 1931 et 18,093,802,000 k.w.h. en 1930. La
production de 1932 est considerablement superieure a celle de toute annee anterieure a 1928.
La reduction dans la production globale d'energie electrique en 1932 provient presque en entier
de la perte en exportations qui ont decline de 46 p.c. comparativement a 1931.
Une nouvelle installation de turbines d'une capacite de 378,923 h.p. a ete completee et
mise en operation en 1932. L' augmentation provient en plus grande partie du developpement
Beauharnois dans le Quebec, des chutes des Chats, sur la riviere Ottawa, et du developpement
Corra Linn sur la riviere Kootenay. Les grandes captations en construction en 1932 sont celles
du Rapide Blanc, sur le Saint-Maurice, et le Canyon du bas Abitibi. Le programme de nou-
velles captations hydrauliques trace il y a trois ou quatre ans arrive presque a sa realisation et
aucune nouvelle entreprise d'une certaine magnitude n'a ete lancee en 1932.
Industries de consommation
Comme les industries produisant les marchandises de consommation courante sont nor-
malement les premieres a se relever d'une depression, l'attention se dirige naturellement vers
ce groupe en 1932. Bien que les niveaux actuels de production dans les industries de la chaus-
sure et des cotonnades soient beaucoup plus bas que les annees prosperes d'apres-guerre, les
developpements des dernieres deux annees donnent des pronostics interessants sur les fluctua-
tions cycliques futures. La production de chaussures en 1932 s'est a peu pres maintenue au
niveau de l'annee precedente qui etait considerablement plus eleve que celui de 1930. Les
importations de coton brut en 1932 donnent 97,360,000 livres comparativement a 94,910,000
livres en 1931.
Chemins de fer
Les chargements de wagons sont au nombre de 2,173,087 en 1932 comparativement a 2,575,-
011 en 1931 et 3,146,247 en 1930 et ceci en depit d'un mouvement relativement lourd du grain
les quatre derniers mois de 1932. Dans les dix premiers mois de 1932 les revenus bruts d'op6-
ration des deux grands chemins de fer sont de $244,754,000 comparativement a $295,953,000
la meme periode de 1931, ou un declin approximatif de $51,000,000. Toutefois, les frais d'ex-
ploitation ont ete reduits d'une maniere encore plus energique et comme resultat les revenus
nets de Fan dernier sont au-dessus de ceux de la meme periode de 1931 s'elevant a $28,208,000
en 1932 comparativement a $25,266,000 en 1931. Le revenu des operations pour la meme
periode, apres paiement des loyers et taxes, est de $19,400,000 en 1932 comparativement a
$16,500,000 en 1931.
Orientation de decembre
Les affaires ont ete a un niveau un peu plus bas en decembre que le mois precedent, l'indice
.du volume physique du commerce, compose de 45 facteurs, montrant un declin d'environ trois
points. La production minerale est le seul groupe ne suivant pas la marche generale. Les
arrivages d'or a la Monnaie et les exportations d'or donnent 260,469 onces comparativement
a 248,629 onces en novembre; les exportations de cuivre, nickel et zinc sont plus considerables
en volume et la production de plomb montre un gain. Les expeditions d'argent sont moins
fortes et les importations de bauxite montrent aussi une reduction prononcce. Les exportations
d'amiante de qualite superieure ont ete considerablement plus fortes en novembre. Le declin
de l'indice de la production manufacturiere a ete modere, marquant 70-2 comparativement a
72-3 le mois precedent. La production de farine montre un gain le dernier mois sur lequel les
statistiques sont etablies, soit 1,942,800 barils comparativement a 1,721,600 barils. II y a aussi
gain dans la production d'avoine roulee et de farine de mais. La production de sucre raffine,
38 REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
les quatre dernieres semaines sur lesquelles nous avons des chiffres, est de 122,457,000 livres
comparativement a 115,874,000 livres, les quatre semaines precedentes. Les abatages de pores
donnent 268,300 tetes en decembre comparativement a 249,858 tetes en novembre, et le d£clin
dans les abatages de bovins est inferieur a la normale pour la saison. Le declin des exportations
de fromage a ete plus fort que d'ordinaire pour la saison, tandis que les exportations de saumon
en conserve ont 6t6 plus considerables. L'indice de la production alimentaire a 94-4 en de-
cembre se compare a 86 • 7 en novembre.
Les d^douanements de tabac en feuilles, cigares et cigarettes montrent un declin plus que
normal pour la saison. Le nombre de cigarettes dedouanees etant de 304,614,000 comparative-
ment a 388,774,000 en novembre. La reduction de la taxe d'accise sur les cigarettes de $6.00
a $4.00 par mille appliquee le 13 octobre dernier a certainement contribue a un lourd dedouane-
ment le mois qui a suivi.
Le declin dans la fabrication d'enveloppes de bandages pneumatiques a ete considerable-
ment au-dessus de la normale pour la saison. Les importations de caoutchouc brut s'elevent a
2,109,000 livres comparativement a, 3,568,000 livres le mois precedent. La production de chaus-
sures en cuir le dernier mois sur lequel les statistiques sont etablies est de 1,017,053 paires com-
parativement a, 1,301,000 le mois precedent.
Les importations de coton brut a 13,819,000 livres se comparent a 15,376,000 livres en no-
vembre, un declin contraire aux indices saisonniers. Apres rajustement de ces indices il y a
des gains dans les importations de files de coton, de laine brute et de files de laine. L'indice
de la production textile a 96 • 3 se compare a, 104 • 1 en novembre.
La production de papier a. journal a touche un bas niveau de 138,682 tonnes comparative-
ment a 161,334 tonnes en novembre, une partie de ce declin etant de nature saisonniere. Les
exportations de planches et madriers montrent un gain apres rajustement saisonnier tandis
que celles de pulpe de bois et de bardeaux ont decline. L'indice de la production de bois et
papier a 60-0 se compare a 65-8 en novembre. La production d'automobile apres rajustement
saisonnier montre un gain modere sur le bas niveau du mois precedent. La production d'acier
en loupe est de 30,755 tonnes comparativement a 37,088 tonnes et la production de fonte en
gueuse a 27,031 tonnes se compare a 14,147 tonnes. Les importations de petrole brut donnent
32,308,000 gallons comparativement a 51,706,000 en novembre, un declin marque* apres rajuste-
ment saisonnier.
Les nouveaux contrats de construction sont a, bas niveau en decembre, se chiffrant a $4,-
190,100 comparativement a, $10,170,000 tandis que les permis de batir dans 61 cites donnent
une valeur de $1,480,700 comparativement a $2,505,000 en novembre. Dans les deux cas le
declin depasse la normale de la saison.
L'indice de la production d'energie electrique en decembre donne 131-3 comparativement
a, 134-4 en novembre apres rajustement pour le nombre de jours dans le mois et pour tendances
saisonnieres. La production des plus grandes centrales electriques donne 1,433,159,000 k.w.h.
representant une faible diminution sur decembre 1931 mais un declin de 1-02 p.c. sur novembre
dernier.
Les chargements de wagons sont de 152,562 en decembre comparativement a 192,575 en
novembre, un declin de pres de 3 p.c. apres rajustement saisonnier. Les importations donnent
un declin marque tandis que les exportations montrent un gain modere apres rajustement
saisonnier.
La situation au Royaume-Uni
Les chiffres preliminaires du commerce de l'Angleterre en 1932 donnent des importations
totales de £703,133,000 comparativement a £862,175,000 en 1932, tandis que ses exportations
domestiques sont a £365,138,000 comparativement a £389,164,000, et les reexportations a
£50,914,000 comparativement a £64,035,000. L'excedent des importations sur les exportations
de marchandises est de £287,081,000 en 1932, comparativement a £408,976,000 en 1931, une
reduction de £121,895,000.
En 1932 la moyenne des prix de gros a ete de 85- 1 p.c. sur la base de 1930 comparativement
a 87-2 p.c. moyenne de 1931. La moyenne de decembre a ete de 84-5 comparativement a 88-6
en decembre 1931. Malgre" l'abandon de l'etalon-or, la moyenne de 1932 est legerement infe-
rieure a celle de 1931 qui comprend neuf mois au cours desquels le Royaume-Uni £tait sur la
base or.
Bureau federal de la statistique, Ottawa, 21 Janvier 1933.
PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY THE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1. ANNUAL OR SPECIAL REPORTS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH ENDED
JANUARY 16, 1933
Population. — Unemployment among wage earners, bulletin No. 1, Saint John, New Brunswick, Pt. 1,
unemployment, Pt. 2, earnings and weeks employed. Immigrants by years of arrival in Canada,
1931.
Production. — Agricultural Production. — Summary of cold storage reports 1932. Routing of Canadian
grain for export. Forest Products. — Paper-using industries in Canada, 1930. Animal Products. —
The Leather industry in Canada, 1931.
Manufactures. — The manufacturing industries of Canada, 1930 (from the Canada Year Book, 1933).
Vegetable Products. — Report on the brewing industry in Canada, 1931. Report on the rubber
industry in Canada, 1931. CheMiCALS and Allied Industries. — The paints, pigments and varnishes
industry in Canada, 1931, The medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations industry in Canada,
1931. The toilet preparations industry in Canada, 1931.
Internal Trade. — Census of merchandise and service establishments, 1931, summary of retail trade
in the province of Ontario. Census of retail merchandising and service establishments in Ontario,
1930 (Preliminary provincial summary). Prices and price indexes, 1913-1931 (commodities, secur-
ities, exchange services, import and export valuations).
Transportation, Communications and Public Utilities.— Index numbers of rates for electricity for
residence lighting and tables of monthly bills for domestic services, commercial light and small
power. Statistics of steam railways of Canada for the year ended December 31, 1931.
Justice. — 56th annual report of statistics of criminal and other offences for the year ended September
30, 1931.
2. PUBLICATIONS REGULARLY ISSUED BY THE WEEK, MONTH OR QUARTER
Weekly Bulletins. — Canadian Grain Statistics, Carloadings of Revenue Freight. Investors' and Traders'
Indexes of Security Prices. Index Number of 20 Mining Stocks.
Monthly Bulletins. — Agricultural Statistics. The Wheat Situation: Review; statistical supplement.
Cold Storage Holdings. Production of — (a) Flour, (b) Sugar, (c) Boots and Shoes, (d) Auto-
mobiles, (e) Iron and Steel, (f) Coal and Coke, (g) Leading Mineral Products, (h) Asbestos,
(i) Asphalt Roofing, (j) Cement, (k) Clay Products. (1) Copper, (m) Feldspar, (n) Gold,
(o) Gypsum, (p) Lead, (q) Lime, (r) Natural Gas. (s) Nickel, (t) Petroleum, (u) Salt,
(v) Silver, (w) Zinc, (x) Concentrated Milk Products, (y) Creamery Butter. Building Permits.
Summary of the Trades of Canada current month and 12 months. Summary of Canada's domestic
exports. Summary of Canada's Imports. Asbestos trade. Farm implements and machinery.
Footwear trade. Exports: Grain and flour, Lumber; Meats; lard and sausage casings; Milk, milk
products and eggs; Non-ferrous ores and smelter products; Paints and varnishes; Petroleum and its
products; Pulpwood, wood pulp and paper; Rubber and insulated wire and cable; Vehicles (of iron).
Imports: Coffee and tea; Lumber; Meats, lard and sausage casings; Milk and its products and eggs;
Non-ferrous ores and smelter products; Paints and varnishes; Petroleum and its products; Rubber;
Stoves, sheet metal products; Refrigerators; Vehicles (of iron).
Railway Operating Statistics. Traffic of Canadian Railways. Canal Statistics.
Price and Price Indexes. Automobile Financing. Changes in the value of retail sales.
The Employment Situation as reported by Employers. Commercial Failures. Bank Debits.
Review of Business Statistics. — Price $1.00 per year.
Vital Statistics, Births, Marriages and Deaths, by provinces.
Quarterly Reports.— Trade of Canada— Price $2.00 per year.
t The publications listed above will be furnished upon application addressed to the Dominion Statis-
tician, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa. They will be supplied free of charge, with the exception
of the Monthly Review of Business Statistics and the Quarterly Report of the Trade of Canada, for which
the annual subscription price is $1.00 and $2.00, respectively.
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BUREAU FEDERAL DE LA STATISTIQUE
SECTION DE LA STATISTIQUE G&NERALE
REVUE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
JANVIER 1933
Publie par ordre de l'Hon. H. H. Stevens, M.P.,
Ministre du Commerce
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CANADA
DOMINIO N BUREAU OF STATISTICS
GENERAL STATISTICS BRANCH
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
FEBRUARY, 1933
Published by Authority of the Honourable H. H. Stevens, M.P.,
Minister of Trade and Commerce
OTTAWA: F. A. ACLAND
Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty
1933
Price: One Dollar per year.
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
Pa oh
Chart of Three Representative Factors 4
General Review 3-7
Table 1. Weighted Indices of the Physical Vol-
ume of Business 8
Table 2. Trend of Business Movements.
Imports of raw materials. Exports of lumber.
Production of basic industries. Exports of certain
commodities. Operations of railways. Canal
traffic. Strikes and lockouts. Reports of the em-
ployment offices. Immigration. Bank clearings.
Failure* 9
Chart of World Stocks and Prices 10
Table 3. Receipts and Visible Supply of Canadian
Grain 11
Table 4. Exports and Cash Price of Canadian
Grain 11
Table 5. Consumption of Grain and Production
by the Milling Industry 12
Table 6. Receipts, Manufactures and Stocks of
Sugar 12
Table 7. Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes Entered
for Consumption.
Tob«vH50,cut. Tobacco, plug— Cigarettes. Cigar-
ettes, '•»"nr-weight. Cigars. Foreign Raw Leaf
Tobaco 13
Table 8 Production of Boots and Shoes 13
Table 9. Cold Storage Holdings, Sales and
Slaughterings of Live Stock and Retail Food
Prices 14
Chart of Economic Ratios of Canada 15
Table 10. Output of Central Electric Stations in
Canada 16
Table 11. Railway Freight Loaded at Stations. . 17
Table 12. Index Numbers of Employment by
Industries 18
Electrical Energy Available for Consumption 18
Table 13. Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of Em-
ployment, Indexes of Retail Sales and Auto-
mobile Financing. 19
Table 14. Trend of Business In the Five Economic
Areas.
Canada, Maritime Provinces, Quebec, Ontario,
Prairie Provinces, British Columbia — Construction
Contracts Awarded. Building Permits. Index of
Employment. Bank Debits. Sales of Insurance.
Commercial Failures 20
Table 15. Mineral Production by Months.
Metals— Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Lead,
Zinc, Fuels— Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Non-
Metals — Asbestos, Gypsum, Feldspar, Salt, Struc-
tural Materials— Cement, Clay Products, Lime. . . 20
Pagb
Table 16. Weekly Factors of Economic Activity in
Canada.
Grain Receipts and Prices, Live Stock Sales and
Prices, Carloadings, Security Prices, Mining Stock
Prices 21
Table 17. Bank Debits to Individual Accounts
in the Clearing House Centres of Canada 22
Table 18. Indexes of Employment by Cities 22
Table 19. Building Permits Issued in Sixty-one
Cities * 23
Table 20. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices .... 24
Table 21. Prices of Representative Commodities
and Wholesale Prices in Other Countries.
United States, United Kingdom, France, Ger-
many, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden,
Italy, Finland, India, Japan, Australia, New
Zealand, Egypt 25
Table 22. Total Value of Imports and Exports,
by Groups, in Thousands of Dollars 26
Tabic 23. Canada'sDomestic Exports by Principal
Commodities 27
Indexes of Cost of Living and Cost per Week of a
Family Budget 27
Table 24. Summary of Canada's Imports by
Principal Commodities 28
Table 25. Banking and Currency 29
Chart of Economic Conditions of United States 30
Table 26. Index Numbers of Security Prices.
(a) 1. Common Stocks— Industrials, Total, Iron
and Steel, Pulp and Paper, Milling, Oils, Textiles
and Clothing, Food and Allied Products, Beverages,
Miscellaneous. Utilities, Total, Transportation,
Telephone and Telegraph, Power and Traction.
(b) Common Stocks, continued— Companies
abroad, Total, Industrial, Utilities, Banks, General
Index Number, Traders' Index, Preferred Stocks,
Interest Rates, Yields on Bonds, Shares Traded,
Montreal. Mining Stocks— Gold, Copper, Silver
and Miscellaneous, Total Index 31
Table 27. Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared
from Canadian Ports 31
Tabic 28. Cycle Indexes 32
Table 29. Significant Statistics of the United
Kingdom 3J
Table 30. Significant Statistics of the United
States 34
List of Current Publications of the Dominion
Bureau of Statistics 39
General Review (in French) 35-38
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Vol. VIII OTTAWA, FEBRUARY, 1933 No. 2
Dominion Statistician: R. H. Coats, B.A., F.S.S. (Hon.), F.R.S.C.
Chief, Branch op General Statistics: S. A. Cudmore, M.A., F.S.S.
Assistant on Business Statistics: Sydney B. Smith, M.A.
THE BUSINESS SITUATION IN CANADA
Economic conditions in Canada showed a slight improvement in January over the preceding
month. The chief element in that recovery was the decided strength in government bonds.
The yield on four refunding bonds of the Dominion Government averaged 4-55 p.c. in January
compared with 4-78 p.c. in the last month of 1932, and the yield on Ontario Government bonds
was 4 • 75 p.c. compared with 4 • 92 p. c. The decline in high grade bond yields has a direct bearing
on the credit situation in Canada, and the firmness in bond prices since the beginning of the year
has consequently been one of the most constructive factors. The level of speculative stock
prices was more than maintained in January, the index of 130 common stocks traded on the
Montreal and Toronto stock exchanges being 51 -6 in January compared with 51-3 in December.
Weekly indexes for the first part of February disclose reaction but the level is still higher than
the low point reached in June, 1932. The marked gain in the stocks of gold mining companies
since midsummer 1932 directs attention to an industry operating under favourable conditions.
The index of 11 gold stocks was 77-5 in the week of February 9 compared with 48-5, the low
point of 1932.
Bank deposits at the end of December, after seasonal adjustment, showed a moderate
gain. It is noteworthy that notice deposits were greater on December 31 than on the corres-
ponding date of 1931, while in the meantime current loans have been consistently liquidated.
This leaves a greatly increased surplus of notice deposits o\er current loans, the total being
$413,000,000 compared with $278,000,000 in December, 1931. The investment holdings of
the banks at $778,252,000 reached on December 31 the highest point in the history of Canadian
banking.
While wholesale prices reached in January a new low point since pre-war days, the decline
in the index from the preceding month was limited to one tenth of one point. Wheat averaged
slightly higher, a strength which was continued during the early weeks of February. Wheat
prices on February 17 touched the highs of 1933 on two futures, the May and July. They sold
at 49 cents and 49| cents, respectively, equivalent to the peaks of the present calendar year
established on January 11. The index of raw materials showed a slight gain in January over
the preceding month, while fully or chiefly manufactured goods recorded a decline.
Business Operations
The improvement in the financial background failed to bring about greater activity in
productive enterprise and in many lines a new low point on the present movement was reached.
Mineral production declined from the preceding month and the output of foodstuffs was in
lesser volume. After adjustment for seasonal tendencies, the construction, iron and steel and
automobile industries showed moderate gains but levels of operation were decidedly low.
Exports of nickel were 3,079,000 pounds compared with 2,175,000 in December. The
exports of fine copper in ore and blister were 1,362,000 pounds compared with 4,336,000 in the
preceding month. Lead production showed reduction in December, and zinc spelter exports
declined in the month under review. The receipts of gold at the Mint from mines were 253,430
ounces compared with 238,999 in December, but shipments including exports showed a gain
less than normal for the season. Silver shipments showed a considerable decline. Asbestos
shipments declined less than normal for the season, while bauxite imports for the manufacture
of aluminium showed decline.
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Flour production showed considerable contraction in the last month for which statistics
are available, and the output of oatmeal and rolled oats was in lesser volume. Sugar in the first
four weeks of the year was produced in limited quantities, most of the decline being explained
by seasonal considerations. Cattle and sheep slaughterings showed a gain in January, while
hogs were slaughtered in reduced numbers. Cheese and canned salmon exports dropped off
in January even after seasonal adjustment. Release for consumption of raw leaf tobacco and
cigarettes showed gain in January, the latter numbering 310,145,000 compared with 304,614,000.
Cigars were withdrawn from bond in lesser volume. Imports of crude rubber showed a gain,
the total being 2,663,000 pounds compared with 2,109,000. The output of leather boots and
shoes showed decline in December after being well maintained throughout the preceding months
of 1932. Imports of raw cotton at 8,765,000 pounds compared with 13,819,000, showed marked
decline, while imports of cotton yarn were greater. Wool for further manufacture showed a
considerable decline.
The gain in the output of newsprint was less than normal for the season. Exports of wood
pulp, planks, boards and shingles showed gain in January after seasonal adjustment, the move-
ment of shingles being 83,718,000 compared with 73,138,000.
Production of steel ingots was 40,766 tons compared with 30,755 and the pig iron output
was 29,209 tons compared with 27,031. The activity at Sydney was the main factor in the gain
during January. The output of automobiles was 3,358 units compared with 2,139, a slight
gain being shown after seasonal adjustment. Production of coke in December was 150,253
tons compared with 142,616 in November. Imports of crude petroleum were 35,085,000 gallons
compared with 32,808,000, the index after seasonal adjustment being 86-0 compared with 71-0
in December.
The decline in building permits and construction contracts awarded was less than normal
for the season, the new business acquired during the two months being at a low level.
The decline in the output of electric power on an average daily basis was slightly less than
normal for the season. The total production was 1,396,658,000 k.w.h. compared with 1,433,-
.159,000. As the exports to the United States were 48,018,000 k.w.h., the energy available for
consumption was 1,348,640,000 k.w.h. in January, no allowance being made for loss in trans-
mission. As exports were 41,609,000 k.w.h. in December, the amount available for consumption
was 1,391,550,000 k.w.h. Consumption in Quebec was 604,900,000 k.w.h., exports from the
province being 180,242,000 k.w.h. Consumption in the same month of 1932 was 576,900,000
k.w.h., provincial exports being 144,927,000 k.w.h. Both production and consumption in
Quebec showed gains in the twelve-month comparison.
Distribution
The index of distribution was 84-3 compared with 86-1 in December. Car loadings and
employment in retail and wholesale trade and merchandise imports showed decline while exports
gained after seasonal adjustment. Carloadings numbered 134,432 compared with 152,562, part
of the decline being explained by seasonal considerations. The weekly reports in the first part
of February reflect a reactionary tendency. The index of employment in trade was 109-4
compared with 119-6 at the first of January, the decline after seasonal adjustment being 1-6
p.c.
World Commodity Stocks
An index of the stocks of nine commodities of fundamental importance in international
trade shows that the supply of these commodities is now about twice as great as it was in 1928
just before the depression began. An index of the prices of the same commodities has fallen
to a third of the pre-depression level.
There is an impressively close inverse relationship between the movements of these two
indexes, throwing important light on the nature of the depression. When prices decline in hard
times, the stocks of commodities rise; and when stocks decline in prosperous periods, prices
rise. The nine commodities are wheat, tea, sugar, rubber, coffee, cotton, silk, copper and tin.
At the beginning of 1920 the world's warehouse stocks of these staples were not abnormally
large, for the war demands had been enormous, trade was active and prices were very high.
Then came the price collapse, the depression of 1921 and an immediate sharp increase in the
world stocks of these commodities. The curtailment of demand was the chief element in the
sudden increase in stocks.
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Stocks declined between 1921 and 1923, contrasting with a recovery in wholesale prices.
Then followed a period of unprecedentedly keen international competition during which new
sources of production created by war demands continued their operations and all sources that
had been restricted by war conditions strove to regain their former markets, This was a period
characterized by the protection of markets and the stimulation of production by pools, tariffs,
cartels, bonus differentials, and artificial price control schemes for most of these staples. Pro-
duction was stimulated beyond demand, and stocks steadily accumulated while world
prices were moving moderately downward from 1925 through to 1928. The second post-war
depression commenced in 1929 and for four years prices have shown drastic declines, while
commodity stocks have accumulated with embarrassing persistence.
During the latter half of 1932 there occurred the first important interruption to the growth
in stocks of primary commodities which previously had been practically continuous from 1928.
The index of the prices of the nine commodities on a gold basis has also exhibited a more con-
structive tendency in the last six months.
As trade in these staples largely determines the general level of world prices, the inverse
relationship of the two indexes suggests that the corrective for the international depression
must be sought in international cooperative action.
The index of wheat stocks adjusted for seasonal tendencies showed reduction of world stocks
in the latter half of 1932. The highest point in world stocks of sugar was reached in June, 1932,
a decline being shown in subsequent months. Rubber stocks reached high levels in 1932, the
increase in evidence from 1929 to 1931 being discontinued during the year. Stocks of coffee
reached a high point in March, 1932, a decline being shown in later months. Maximum cotton
stocks were recorded in August, 1932, and silk stocks also show substantial reduction in the
current period. Statistics of copper stocks were unavailable after October, 1932, when a maxi-
mum was shown. Tin stocks showed decline in the latter part of 1932.
The prices of most of the nine commodities reached new low points during 1932, moderate
recovery being shown in some cases before the end of the year. (See chart page 10).
Economic Ratios
The interrelation of the main economic factors of Canadian business has been demonstrated
in the last seven years. The chief price and volume factors tend to move upward or downward
in harmony with the corresponding phases of the business cj^cle. Divergence from these estab-
lished sequences are worthy of study in appraising the current economic position of Canada.
A significant exception to conventional cycle development was the moderate decline in the
trend of wholesale prices from 1926 to 1929. During these years the industrial expansion of
Canada was more rapid than at any other period. Since 1929 the correlation between the indexes
of the physical volume of business and wholesale prices has been remarkably close, the pro-
nounced decline in these factors being the main element in the depression. The downward
trend in 1932 was more moderate than in either of the two preceding years, and the greater resist-
ance presented to depressing influences during the last twelve months is one of the brighter aspects
of the situation. The index of the physical volume of business was 68 • 1 in January compared with
72 • 6 in December, while the index of wholesale prices was 63 • 9 compared with 64-0 in the pre-
ceding month.
Decline in the volume of business payments of all kinds is measured roughly by the decrease
in the total amounts charged by banks to the accounts of their depositors representing chiefly
transfers by cheque. The total volume of money payments during a year exceeds many times
the national income, for these payments include not only those made on account of salaries,
wages, services, profits and other items of net income, but also payments made at each stage in
the manufacture and merchandising of commodities as well as payments involved in all other
money transactions such as the transfer of securities and the purchase of real estate.
Bank debits in October, 1929, were $4,713,473,000, representing a turnover during the
month of 2-12 times for the deposits of the chartered banks as reported at the end of the pre-
ceding month. In January, 1933, the turnover was limited to 1-07 times, the debits during the
month being $1 ,968,876,000. Bank deposits were $1,843,733,000 at the end of December, 1932,
compared with $2,255,814,000 on November 30, 1929.
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The analysis of the rate at which bank deposits are utilized by the depositors indicates that
the decline in the volume of business activity and in the price level between 1929 and 1932 was
accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the volume of money payments, and that the decrease
in the rate of turnover by deposits was much larger than the decrease in the total volume of
deposits.
The fluctuation in dividend prospects in different periods leads to sharp changes in common
stock prices, the trend of government bond prices being relatively stable. An index of bond
prices after being at a lower level from 1926 to the first quarter of 1931, has been for the last
two years comparatively higher than common stocks. A moderate gain in both indexes was
shown in January, the common stock index being 51-6 compared with 51-3 in December, while
the yield on Ontario government bonds was 4-75 p.c. compared with 4-92 p.c. (See chart page
15.)
CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Economic conditions in the United States from 1919 to the present are illustrated in a chart
on page 30. Industrial production after the primary post-war depression showed rapid recovery
during 1922. The recession in 1924 was relatively moderate, considerable expansion being
shown in 1928 and the early months of 1929. The lowest point of industrial activity occurred
in July, 1932, the gain in September being well maintained until the end of the year.
The severe decline in wholesale prices was the essential factor in the primary post-war
depression culminating in 1921. The recovery in 1922 was moderate and no important trend
developed during the eight-year period to 1929. The decline in the last three years was persistent,
resulting during December in a new low point for the period under consideration. The trend
of the sum of the time and demand deposits of the member federal reserve banks in leading
cities was upward during the post-war period. The total was well maintained in 1932 after a
considerable drop in the preceding year.
Interest rates on prime commercial paper have fluctuated widely in the last 14 years. The
highest point was reached in the latter part of 1920, when reactionary credit conditions prevailed.
From 1922 to 1927 money rates were at a relatively low level, while sharp advances were shown
in the last two years of the prosperous period. The remarkable decline in rates since October,
1929, was interrupted by the rise in the last quarter of 1931. Rates in the current period are
lower than at any time in the 14 years of the post-war period.
The most spectacular feature of the post-war period was the extreme fluctuation in spec-
ulative stocks. The index used in this connection was 50 in August, 1921, advanced to 225 in
September, 1929, and reacted to 35 in June, 1932. A rally in July and August raised the level
of common stock prices somewhat above the low point reached in the preceding month. Recent
irregularity has not counterbalanced that rally and the level of last June remains the lowest for
the post-war period.
Referring to recent developments, the increase in industrial activity in January was not
as great as the usual seasonal gain. Weekly indexes of wholesale prices reflected decline during
the month. Average stock prices showed practically no change during January, keeping well
within the narrow range in which they had moved since October. Moderate reaction was shown
in the early weeks of February. (See chart page 30.)
CONDITIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN
Available statistics from Great Britain indicate no pronounced change in January. Imports
in that month were valued at £54,120,000 as compared with £62,266,000 in the same month of
1932. Total exports showed a smaller decline, being £33,380,000 in January, 1933, as compared
with £36,362,000 in January, 1932. Thus the excess of imports was £20,740,000 in January,
1933, as compared with £25,904,000 in the same month of 1932 and £31,969,000 in January,
1931. As is usually the case in January, the number of unemployed showed an increase to
2,903,000 on the 23rd of the month, an increase of approximately 180,000 over the figure for
December 19th.
New capital issues other than those of the British Government amounted to £113,038,000
in 1932, of which £83,817,000 was for domestic purposes, £28,873,000 for empire countries and
only £348,000 for foreign countries.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, February 21, 1933.
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Table 1. Weighted Indexes of the Physical Volume of Business and Agricultural Factors in
Canada, Based on the Monthly average for 1926 and Corrected where Necessary for Seasonal
Variation.
1932
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. I Nov. Dec
Jan.
Physical Volume of Business. .
INDUSTRIAL PRODUC-
TION
80-0
99-0
95-7
68-4
93-
172-6
136-2
105-1
46-3
100-6
75-0
71-6
66-8
51-5
71-1
52-5
23
84
124
85
139-4
103
82
46
42
77
46-5
77
110
50-3
44
58
29-3
40
18-1
39
26
88
178
92-7
107-0
57-0
90-0
Electric Power 133-6
94-3
1191
69-1
67-4
63-6
Mineral Production
Copper exports
Nickel exports
Lead production
Zinc exports
Gold shipments
Silver shipments
Asbestos exports
Bauxite imports
Coal production
Manufacturing
Foodstuffs
Flour production
Oatmeal production. . .
Sugar manufactured . . .
Cheese exports
Salmon exports ; . .
Tobacco
Cigars
Cigarettes
Rubber imports
Boots and shoes production.
Textiles
Raw cotton imports . . .
Cotton yarn imports. .
Wool, raw and yarn....
Forestry
Newsprint
Wood pulp exports
Planks and boards exports
Shingles exported
Iron and steel
Steel production
Pig iron production
Iron and steel imports. . .
Automobileproduction . .
Coke production
Crude petroleum imports. . .
Construction
Contracts awarded
Building permits
Cost of construction
DISTRIBUTION
Trade employment
Carloadings
Imports
Exports
Agricultural Factors—
AGRICULTURAL MARKET-
INGS
Grain Marketings
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Live Stock Marketings
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
ANIMAL PRODUCTS-
INSPECTED Slaughterings—
Cattle
Sheep
Hogs
Cold Storage Holdings
101-4
184-8
102-
133-
231-
1761
51-5
56
115-1
Mutton J 177-
Poultry 215-
Lard 87-
Veal 77-
Butter.
Cheese.
Beef. . .
Pork...
56-4
52-1
54-3
911
19
22
15
75
85-4
81-3
104-2
86-9
125-0
90-6
116-6
150-1
83-8
27-7
93-8
90-0
74-2
70-6
57-C
78-4
35-5
31-2
120-4
128-2
105'
94'
115
61-3
63-1
90-5
41-3
78-1
108-4
54
47-2
51-7
34-3
45-7
18-4
44-2
31-6
93-5
152-1
85-2
103-5
39-5
89
134-4
119-5
75-8
70
63
77
75
81-8
66-7
20-5
16-1
350
87-7
69-0
120-8
106-4
162-0
111-7
2131
109-9
157-6
326-3
180-9
58-4
68-2
110-9
166-3
430-3
92-5
76-8
76-9
89-9
56-7
72-8
83-8
129-0
136-5
73-2
26-9
93-0
77
76
78-2
65-0
102-1
58-1
46-1
124
116-3
83-8
128
100-7
94-3
82-3
76-8
121-0
97-1
74-4
104-6
52-7
42-0
60-5
42-6
59-5
27-5
46-7
39-9
92-8
146-2
53-5
62-2
31-9
89-8
136-5
95-4
117-5
73-0
81-5
53-5
103-5
105
115-4
90-3
38-8
6-1
51-0
92-6
73-0
94-6
113-6
195-0
107-5
230-5
106
150-2
329-3
157-8
54-8
72-1
110-3
171-4
384-5
69-4
73-8
75-3
68-2
105-0
60-0
92-2
88-2
157-8
213-2
73-2
25-0
85-6
64-6
66-5
68-3
54-0
99
45
39-3
74-2
101-1
88-9
106-0
97-1
90
61
66
83-0
25-1
74-1
111
49-0
34
56-0
33
52-3
27
36-0
29-0
89-1
129-0
27-9
28-5
26-5
1390
95-0
117-3
77-2
61-6
61-9
105
113
67
47
23
138
87-2
61-4
79-6
120
91-2
237-4
108-2
144-1
313-5
143-7
64-9
73-3
103-1
174-9
343-1
71-5
121-2
79-
74-6
94-4
56-6
68-2
86-9
143-9
182-7
87-0
28-7
49-3
59-4
77-4
77-9
68-1
50-5
61-2
44-7
65
102-2
70
113-9
79-9
96-5
120-9
129
96
83
71
107
46-3
33-3
40
34
40
19
36-0
34-4
78-6
230-1
31-8
32-2
30-9
89-1
131-2
94-5
117-8
71-2
72-9
58-4
23
36
28
106
91
67-8
78-4
125 1
172
87-1
175-8
121
120-9
134-0
178-0
54-4
77
101-9
210
297
73-1
94
81-4
76-9
92-3
67-9
36-1
92-8
51-6
211-3
82-0
17-7
23-5
61-2
82-1
94-0
85
62-4
70-1
55-5
223-6
120-0
78-9
134-4
169-9
93-3
53-9
50-4
79-5
63-2
74-5
102-6
35-0
51-8
50-1
32-9
25-6
12-7
38-1
36-7
75-3
176-8
28-1
28-3
27-6
88-5
130-5
93-7
117-4
70-3
69-7
59-3
221-4
250
279-9
29
48
77
218
92
116-5
186-4
91-9
233-4
128-8
116
113-0
167
62-0
81
107-7
205-4
245
74-2
104
78-3
74-2
83-4
103-2
76
93-3
84-0
68-9
155-4
96-7
72-8
105-5
89-6
84-3
42-4
41-7
87-5
28-8
55-9
89-5
39
17
37
41-1
45-7
11-7
31-1
47-0
83-2
192-9
39-4
42-6
31-4
88-0
129-0
89-6
115-9
60-5
63-2
62-9
135-9
147-9
158-5
112-5
66-5
32-7
170-7
821
64-9
87-1
105-5
131-3
85-7
178-5
122-8
112-2
103-6
143-1
73-5
82-4
103
292-9
199-9
80-3
100-0
78-1
73-6
84-8
7-6
160
98-2
64-0
186-5
73-9
24-3
16-4
56-8
75-5
97-6
103
70-1
93-2
77-0
99
102
71
114
61
93-0
73
73
98
63
59-6
91-4
38-3
25-0
46-2
27-3
43-2
9-3
26-5
26-4
72-7
172-7
37-1
40-1
28-4
87-8
137-1
90-4
115-3
64-3
63-8
63-0
196-6
222
242-8
53-1
121-0
66-2
177-8
79-9
59-4
83-9
111-8
112-2
143
119
106
98
114-8
62
94
114
337
170-9
64
77-1
71-9
89-5
17-2
26-3
88-7
90-8
185-0
88-9
30
67-6
68-5
74-3
94-5
85
60
98-7
54-1
35
102
69-0
114-8
201
95-0
67
66
116-8
60-1
60
99-2
33-2
18-0
53-6
20-4
41-0
9-9
27-9
15-3
82-8
136-4
31-5
36-1
20-0
88-3
128-0
114-3
68-1
64-7
64-6
189-0
213-9
239-1
140-9
34-2
121
21-3
77-1
55-9
92-8
110-4
94-2
79-3
115
100
104-9
103
112-8
59-3
92-5
1151
351
123-0
62
111
75-3
70-4
99-3
38-5
40-1
84-2
135-2
185-1
101-2
41-6
92-8
75-5
70
88
78-0
55-1
131-1
56-0
34
78-7
68-6
82-8
74-0
83-3
71
68-3
141-2
63-9
64
07
50
25
61
22-4
27-1
10-9
30-1
21-2
81-3
140-0
30-7
32-6
26-2
88-6
127-8
88-8
113-7
59-8
67-5
66-4
95-3
108-2
66-4
107-4
89-9
96-7
108-4
119-1
58-4
82-9
102-7
207
73-9
36-9
102-1
75-8
86-4
21-3
46-4
119-1
58-3
164-1
69-6
2^-7
202-3
75-3
72-3
86-7
93-5
48-4
125-4
57-7
27-1
126-5
70-3
148
96-5
81-0
104-1
110-9
65-8
81-9
65-8
101
51-6
23
50
2S
57
24
39-7
18-9
90-2
102-0
39-4
44-7
26-0
88-6
134-4
111-6
60-1
70-6
47-3
62-3
59-5
65-1
55-3
10-5
21-7
4
74-5
41
101-0
123-7
120-3
67
115-0
99
98
121-2
72-6
67-
90-5
45-8
38-2
82
91-7
198-1
61-4
43
25-9
73-8
70
04
61
23
127
39
56-1
106-
60-0
124-1
59-3
C3-7
96-3
94-8
66-4
115-3
60
92-7
40
23
42-6
29
51
48
29-4
21-6
931
71-0
19-5
20-5
17-1
88-1
131-3
86-1
113-4
58-4
59
47
59-1
56-6
61
49
27-3
18
5
70-3
55
81
03
76
73-6
118-3
105-3
98-3
130-5
139-8
52-8
54-7
101-3
111-2
47-0
64-9
67-5
73-0
161-6
39-4
57-3
16-3
66-5
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 2. Trend of Business Movements
Items
Trend of Business Movements—
Rubber, Crude Imports. 000 lbs.
Cotton, Raw Imports 000 lbs.
Wool, Raw Imports 000 lbs.
Planks and Boards
Exports Mil. bd. ft.
Timber Scaled in B.C. Mil. bd. ft.
Newsprint Production.. 000 tons
Shipments 000 tons
Stocks 000 tons
Pig Iron Production. .000 1. tons
Ferro-alloys Production. . .tons
Steel Ingots and
Castings 000 1. tons
Passenger Automobile Pro-
duction No.
Truck Productton No.
Total Cars and Trucks No.
Exports— Auto Complete or
Chassis No.
Exports — Automobiles and
Parts $000
Petroleum, Crude Imports
000,000 gal.
Condensed Milk Output 000 lbs.
Evaporated Milk Output 000 lbs .
Fish Exports 000 lbs.
Fish Exports $000
Canned Salmon Exports
000 cases
RArLWAYS —
Canadian National—
(exclusive of eastern lines)
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried one mile
000,000 tons
Passengers carried one mile
000,000 pass.
Canadian Pacific —
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried one
mile 000,000 tons
Passengers carried
one mile 000,000 pass.
All Railways-
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried
one mile 000,000 tons
Passengers carried
one mile 000,000 pass.
Carloadings 000 cars
Canal Cargo Traffic—
Sault Ste. Marie 000 s. tons
Welland 000 s. tons
St. Lawrence 000 s. tons
Coal Available 000 s. tons
Coke Production 000 tons
Strikes and Lockouts —
Disputes in existence No.
Number of employees No.
Time loss in working days
Percentage of unemploy-
ment in Trade Unions.. P.C.
Employment Office Reports —
Applications No.
Vacancies No.
Placements No.
Immigration— Total No.
From U . Kingdom No .
From U. States No.
From other Countries No.
Returned Canadians No.
Bank Clearings $000, 000
Failures No.
Liabilities $000
1932
Jan.
3,911
6,528
634
53-85
85-7
171-32
171-84
53-68
10-31
1,823
25-06
3,112
619
3,731
548
248
72-73
736
1,854
39,921
1,896
87-40
9,024
9,584
747 1
673
39
9,116
8,250
617
640
49
22,120
21,781
486 >
1,605
113
165-83
1,748
146
11
1,044
10,729
22-0
57,755
31,538
30,721
1,067
142
725
200
957
1,056
238
4,061
Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
3,859
7,074
513
60-45
80-1
158-54
150-95
61-19
10-51
1,431
28-42
4,494
983
5,477
383
214
48-58
853
2,200
28,287
1,751
105-11
9,072
9,774
879 1
702
38
8,848
8,461
229
679
47
22,294
22,196
821i
1,659
107
174-18
1,670
144
17
3,611
14,679
20-6
55,558
33,426
32,633
1,039
109
684
246
862
1,015
221
3,651
5,797
10.212
1,829
77-55
110-2
166-76
163-81
63-55
17-99
1,295
43-57
6,617
1,701
8,318
567
257
67-64
1,045
3,713
27,693
1,568
124-58
10,213
9,813
256
863
42
10,273
8,742
1,171
736
58
25,027
22,550
1,612
1,814
125
186-01
1,708
156
11
1,501
26,410
20-4
55,271
35,275
34,275
1,438
270
903
265
1,035
1,036
208
3,399
3,585
6,230
347
42-52
165-5
176-66
186-44
53-90
16-90
2,185
36-03
5,660
1,150
6,810
321
219
38-57
1,102
4,872
10,575
691
32-51
9,991
8,984
848
803
39
9,511
8,237
918
663
50
23,851
21,052
1,932
1,653
113
180-18
369
465
279
1,264
143
11
1,413
34,556
23-0
57,580
34,961
33,744
2,059
386
1,274
399
1,538
1,073
190
3,171
3,171
12,463
1,096
62-95
184-3
175-89
172-95
57-01
13-34
1,132
29-24
7,269
952
8,221
333
264
109-52
913
6,271
15,313
1,214
34-30
9,907
9,128
596
816
41
9,517
8,425
737
673
50
23,400
21,245
1,191
1,632
110
182-73
1,568
1,037
884
1,694
129
13
1,521
31,905
6,349
4,486
816
110-69
178-5
161-37
164-31
50-03
8-16
893
18-12
6,308
804
7,112
768
349
113-95
979
6,947
17,228
1,933
86-89
10,666
9,420
1,138
891
44
10,497
8,558
1,579
933
63
24,813
21,654
2,328
2,257
129
185-15
1,988
1,065
905
1,694
119
17
3,011
38,147
22-1 21-9
3,425
3,590
344
37-85
129-0
142-49
145-43
47-02
7-31
892
27-51
6,773
699
7,472
740
1,089
104-21
1,495
5,307
16,123
1,831
69-33
10,032
9,144
703
717
52
9,685
8,460
860
670
71
22,970
21,053
1,027
1,790
147
157-37
2,638
1,030
822
1,679
127
26
6,121
50,397
21-8
46,692
2,173
5,995
670
53-61
121-1
157-92
154-88
50-03
5-99
871
26-71
3,166
901
4,067
1,523
752
89-78
1,666
5,173
23,167
1,859
66-20
9,746
9,420
137
708
52
10,172
9,119
697
65
23,099
21,922
268
1,813
6,204
4,553
535
35-46
97-2
150-69
152-62
48-06
5-71
732
23-14
1,741
601
2,342
1,654
802
76-91
1,419
3,959
23,813
1,390
48-13
12,498
9,657
2,681
1,429
44
13,256
9,271
3,723
1,416
55
23,9^8
22,254
5,949
3,043
138 122
175-62 215-65
3,095
1,162
938
1,894
121
16
4,972
62,492
21-4
48,815
28,397
27,355
1,944
270
1,338
336
1,611
1,058
188
2,825
3,807
1,292
1.061
2,092
127
16
4,251
10,995
20-4
53,437
32,111
29,944
1,871
357
1,279
235
1,378
1,087
192
3,926
2,704
7,029
857
55-26
110-1
157-51
157-57
48-41
6-73
1,599
17-10
2,361
562
2,923
2,416
1,515
83-45
1,351
2,990
27,166
1,477
57-72
12,299
9,534
2,537
1,190
37
12,290
8,005
3,924
1,193
42
28,190
20,839
6,385
2,607
96
211-53
3,924
1,252
1,014
2,543
131
15
2,225
14,470
22-0
3,568
15,376
1,070
46-37
99-8
161-33
164-33
45-46
14-15
1.544
37-09
1 , 660
535
2,204
1,438
906
51-71
134-8
261-9
38,583
1,304
42-39
10,166
9,087
936
34
10.726
7,053
3,324
1,023
40
24,276
19,308
4,057
2,181
90
192-58
2,877
1,087
751
2,738
143
12
1,130
3,653
22-8
, 105
, 683
,383
, 258
188
817
263
,026
.13"
229
,3 53
2,109
13,819
1,283
37-54
138-68
140-77
42-34
27-03
1,090
30-76
1,561
578
2,139
1,090
476
32-81
1,385
2,872
27,189
1,581
69-53
,046
9,483
7,091
2,311
753
54
152-56
215
147
51
2,023
150
12
2,375
10,378
49,736
30,885
29,192
938
110
617
211
2,632
1,063
196
7,836
1933
Jan.
8,765
919
39-18
140-54
133-06
49-84
29-21
1,217
40-77
2,921
437
3,358
475
368
35-09
852
2,025
26,740
1,439
51-26
6,735
7,676
134-43
622
5,936
56,873
28,602
27,304
978
Deficit.
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Table 3. Receipts and Visible Supply of Canadian Grain
11
Year
and
Month
1930
July
August
September.
October —
November.
December.
1931
January. . . .
February. .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October . . .
November.
December.
1932
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October —
November.
December.
1933
January....
Receipts at Country Elevators and Platform Loadings
Wheat | Oats | Barley I Flax
Rye
Visible Supply of Canadian Grain
Wheat | Oats | Barley
Flax
2,989
21,248
105,065
53,800
52,445
17,320
9,256
9,843
9,589
8,418
6,145
8,205
5,437
11,862
47,443
74,086
43,056
19,613
10,851
12,245
12,746
5,982
8,197
15,050
3,780
17,633
120.538
79.564
36,457
18,486
11,300
Thousand Bushels
473
168
15
52
102,528
6,834
19,869
434
695
1,167
24
1,145
96,448
5,995
21,335
449
5,080
7.735
1,185
3,223
152,211
9,129
27,892
1,003
3,967
2,440
1,223
1,291
188,673
11,206
31,879
1,904
3,992
1,123
1,271
839
207,386
13,847
31,608
2,405
2,055
839
182
233
217,643
15,022
31,339
2,074
1,681
516
65
153
202,283
14,207
30,436
2,080
2,304
404
48
97
190,202
13,802
29,527
2,104
3,733
614
74
362
180,540
14,887
27,551
2.059
2,097
688
60
266
162,041
13,242
24,081
1,856
1,334
803
42
287
132,593
10,840
15,447
1,254
2,049
1,412
79
418
115,672
9,624
11,944
1,127
1,970
892
60
247
110,731
8,886
10,260
742
2,784
1,047
49
252
101,733
8,847
8,471
758
2,893
4,569
167
349
126,462
9,568
11,338
883
5,270
1,023
900
315
163,133
10,864
11,274
1,588
6,495
1,586
399
522
185,811
13,609
10,282
1,549
3,350
1,380
99
209
192,305
15,614
11,494
11,473
1,909
801
26
128
195,510
4,626
11,402
1,396
4,013
943
36
130
186, 120
14,279
11,183
1,363
4,788
1,194
68
245
183,956
14,801
11,100
1,383
1.834
543
70
153
164, 562
11.055
9,220
1,267
2,353
454
24
67
149,251
6,443
6,706
1,424
2,094
514
44
57
138,572
5,659
4.401
1,347
1,091
402
48
57
121,474
6.204
3,627
1.283
1,184
929
53
448
113,036
5,857
3.056
1.208
3,441
2,599
282
540
198.240
7,273
5,813
1,400
4,082
1,125
693
270
239,435
8,316
5,874
1,497
3,031
1,338
179
131
237,194
9,115
6,024
1,582
1,612
1,219
88
98
237,391
9,233
6,772
1,436
1,095
474
57
74
229,186
9,345
6,806
1,480
Rye
8,566
8,124
9,446
12,225
12,924
13,158
13.458
13,391
13,275
13,448
12,970
12,549
12,600
12,163
12,358
12,309
13,024
12,572
12,355
12,864
12,323
11,122
10,242
7,563
5,541
5,129
5,359
5,256
4,770
4,990
5,020
Table 4. Exports and Cash Price of Canadian Grain
Year
and
Month
Exports of Grain
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Bushels
Average Cash Price
(Basis in store Fort William and Port Arthur*
Wheat
No.l
Nor.
Oats
No. 2
C.W.
Barley
No. 3
C.W.
Flax
No. 1
N.W.C.
Dollars per Bushel
Rye
No. 1
C.W.
1930
July
August
September. .
October
November.
December..
1931
January
February. . .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October
November.
December..
1932
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September. .
October
November.,
December. ,
1933
January
19,868,298
17.639,228
27,817,053
29,784,275
31,217,624
22,230,397
9,608,852
10,296,603
12,995,567
4.680,769
29,521,699
20,783,219
12.004,817
11,909,108
14.335.637
18,925,303
27,452,063
22,355,975
9,472,346
9,898,363
9,920,634
7.513.289
15,543.013
15,857,427
19.620,224
18.289,832
26,874,237
40,192.415
27,301,976
27,735,999
568,678
158,564
220,519
345,661
381.088
666,166
260,342
127, 170
308.087
158.382
1,646,844
2,291,951
1,257,248
753,105
694,908
1,082.074
1,364,700
1,232,261
1,184,647
1,139,568
1,035.612
1,748,438
1,622,815
1.239.599
513,384
800,804
1,050,470
2,139,232
1,528,634
1,433,865
14,706.801 354,614 191,524
8,749
1,250
146,107
524,849
1,129,144
734,683
244,953
120,034
458.125
755.247
6,281,068
6,199,012
2,655,725
3,287,465
757,930
220.752
1.129,468
2,205,976
231,707
323,221
346.107
613.805
1,711,716
1,021.578
1,688,500
1,547,340
769,088
718,213
748,801
272,667
69
*i72,*338
102,496
421,428
502,899
150
2,700
168
483,290
49,049
263,500
61,500
"*i84,'263
1,200
3,672
'"3621578
<
1,400
24,812
11,305
425,398
24,226
623,614
20,000
49,340
10,642
109,036
689,380
122,094
145,273
483,039
71.978
742,391
1,249,981
218,504
302,33?
245,800
299.906
1,691.542
1,115,445
2,480,942
1.194,388
425.911
403,802
504,716
17,143
17,143
■951
•925
•781
•725
•643
•553
•539
•592
•56"
•596
•606
•607
•572
•551
•536
•598
•672
•606
•600
•632
•631
•626
•628
•551
•547
•563
•518
•482
•467
• 423
•442
•438
•391
1-788
•402
•390
1-823
•331
•316
1-435
•328
•282
1-292
•282
•233
1-052
•267
•250
•978
•261
•221
•950
•276
•221
•968
•277
•251
1-033
•281
•282
1-040
•291
•310
1-061
•296
•328
1-070
•293
•322
1-182
•282
•317
1-037
• 273
• 306
•973
•312
•331
-945
•336
•425
1-056
•300
•383
•990
•293
•377
•985
•295
•383
1-015
•300
•398
1-016
•323
•410
•985
•355
•402
-837
•338
•377
•717
•351
•365
•682
•300
•344
-715
•261
•288
•785
•235
• 257
•708
•240
•302
•696
•210
•277
•701
•225
•276
•770
•523
•551
•425
•373
•306
•300
•271
•286
■312
•316
•341
•355
•327
•293
-325
•370
-487
-427
•426
•441
-478
-457
-412
•337
-331
•334
■318
■292
■295
•297
•310
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Table 5. Consumption of Grain and Production by the Milling Industry-
Year
and
month
1930
September. ,
October
November ,
December..
1931
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December.
1932
January. . . .
February. . .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December.
Mill grind inga
Wheat
Bushels
7,254,614
8,348,434
7,788,827
5,225,805
4,833,535
4.607.154
5,158,112
4.718,805
5.304.076
5,033,072
5,932,146
5,902,000
6,772,319
7,565,330
8,101,645
5,275,097
3,708
3,751
4.685
4.446
643,
5,173
5.379,
716,
151,
7,670,
63*,
4.493,
Oats
Bushels
1,054,097
1.173,911
1,085,491
1,125,885
997.080
940,355
843,761
822.047
785 196
769,942
937,695
836.410
1,166,178
1.506,473
1,761,877
1.151,246
902,969
789.941
882.368
666,203
616,418
650,403
695,557
939.418
1,081,749
1,346,502
1,453.153
909,581
Corn
Bushels
151,357
183,786
176,074
148,866
160,976
170,167
141,271
176.096
157.539
167,195
175,921
149.814
170,265
172,015
209,080
158,509
145,738
153,980
175.321
178,754
129,879
135,783
183,623
187 020
147,992
120,236
209,490
151.518
Barley
Bushels
90,074
131,307
128,156
136,065
125,357
129,777
134,297
116.171
84,809
73,578
81,527
107,612
126,363
126,710
129,541
106,230
80,204
68,471
85.835
73,738
53,386
44,464
40,894
74.088
72,056
77,770
102,760
60.0 C 2
Mixed
grain
Bushels
1,059,204
1,432,239
1,872.362
1.886,930
915,710
657.462
660,573
565.891
189,023
962,081
938,413
029,935
272,527
705,240
791,642
123,600
788,207
701,800
818.416
416,128
045,021
873,889
716,067
895,616
17^,201
447,920
941,348
829,953
Percent-
age of
operation
Mill production
Wheat flour
57-2
62-0
62-1
38-7
36-6
37-3
38-9
36-3
411
43-7
47-1
47-8
56-7
60-5
70-0
40-9
31-3
31-3
37-2
35-9
38-6
43-0
41-3
42-7
50-0
62-4
70 5
35 1
Quan-
tity
Barrels
1,624,238
1,868,675
1,739,375
1,170,025
086,272
035.383
,168,408
058.311
183.280
121,115
,319,008
,333,287
515,613
603,925
812,457
175,152
851,192
842,123
053.770
993,385
040.693
151,286
201,965
272 009
384,500
721,508
042,844
000.790
Oatmeal
Pounds
1,017,130
1,160,492
1,278,662
3,636,850
449,163
461,180
568,252
925.422
865.362
569,155
600,250
408,475
439,682
589,165
520,322
659,093
,700,72=;
,788,903
.653,557
,551,310
888,497
880,560
402,937
658 480
777,966
,387,585
,193,036
499,733
Rolled
oats
Pounds
13,825,936
13,588,271
13,326,255
10,723,499
870,397
434,204
674,493
945.416
659.185
528,39
272,542
530,679
520,597
498,451
901,503
513,316
534,327
218,910
454.423
594.244
315.048
027,410
940,843
301.642
124,180
683, f 29
871,610
532,277
Corn
flour and
meal
Pounds
1,755,038
1,948,686
1,499,621
1,070,225
155,518
894,492
158,556
612 040
130.887
072,918
612,240
277,749
039,254
288,754
588,050
714,434
,802,005
.309,160
233,622
.591,116
,908,770
,099,028
,628,909
.738.376
,226,154
,776,832
,466,753
,898,580
Wheat
flour
exported
Barrels
734,349
813,691
792,271
601,894
392,256
414,773
560,553
326,117
481.265
490,294
466,967
522,178
556,565
558,459
476,487
451,310
331,806
357,513
414.779
255,390
461,867
570.861
446,379
330,382
385,113
528,794
576,864
492,033
Table 6.
Receipts, Manufactures and Stocks of Sua
ar in Thousand Pounds
Raw Sugar
Refined Sugar
Year and
4-week period
Stock
on hand
at be-
ginning
of period
Re-
ceipts
Melt-
ings
and
ship-
ments
Stock
on hand
at be-
ginning
of period
Manu-
factured
granu-
lated
Manu-
factured
yellow
and
brown
Total
manu-
factured
Total
domes-
tic
ship-
ments
Ship-
ments
granu-
lated
Ship-
ments
yellow
and
brown
Total
ship-
ments
1930
82,707
93,369
53,544
60,779
104,507
108,269
115.726
91,476
71.255
74.881
117,363
123,541
110,325
76,658
96,140
66,512
91,033
96,785
98,423
102,650
83.834
67.702
60,295
122,205
122,425
110,656
38.489
77,116
60,036
106,861
109,097
109,232
90,592
59,575
75,781
115,341
49,803
34,506
18.680
34,275
49,907
123.518
79,112
77,162
66,006
107,722
54,318
110,354
00,828
50,737
32,199
8,639
36,780
27. 237
126,477
75, 2^4
85,435
35,112
120.743
75.160
123,367
80,043
37,886
11,432
87.681
99,399
68,547
71,613
46,040
27,050
42.930
54,407
46.282
81.036
72,933
90,378
90,674
88,230
83,055
85,833
85,076
49,090
27,973
27,454
52,912
34.644
64,567
75,005
97,204
107,288
82.116
02,230
76,543
7«,707
37,750
18,767
87,835
86,137
89.321
102,122
131,418
136,260
111.178
98,886
96,086
71,354
79,818
77,289
74,075
76,046
82,326
88,407
130,302
162,469
174,985
155,110
131.044
129.590
109,901
111,503
123,942
108,248
124 079
174,985
174.985
155,411
188,834
194,558
80.516
86,561
91,957
97,293
57,875
23,643
35 380
47,504
37,025
66.180
63,254
78,414
84,879
82,700
86,307
109,523
110,785
51,744
24,211
22,640
44,332
30.275
53,212
63.996
84,990
91,620
73.687
97,775
105,208
109,777
54,028
24,239
6,914
9,878
7,731
11,265
9,202
3,540
5.029
8,085
5.331
10.476
6,106
6,881
6.993
6,706
9,789
12.267
13,635
9,868
3,6*0
3,041
7,544
5.605
5.540
9,725
7,503
10,080
8.230
8,238
7.576
12,679
7,317
3,064
87,430
96,439
99,688
108,558
67,077
27,184
40.408
55.589
42,356
76.655
69,360
85.295
91.871
89,406
96.185
121,701
124,420
61,613
27,891
25,681
51.876
35,879
58,751
73,722
92,583
101,700
81,017
106,613
115,874
122,457
61,345
27,303
86,739
90,865
84,386
77,119
52,812
51,595
52.161
57,641
66.091
66. 933
70,882
87,386
88,342
82,097
87,601
77,662
90,849
48,712
47,270
49.221
52.838
55.229
56,256
60,354
107,377
84,478
79.741
101,052
84,813
87.675
55,183
48,263
81,696
83,912
77,202
67,650
46,364
46,867
46.216
51,188
60,250
60.766
65,395
81,810
84,102
75,001
80,321
69,411
76,060
42,927
42,439
43,691
47,136
47. 723
51,129
55,403
100,986
79,862
' 74 845
95.456
76.537
77, P5
49,016
43,449
7,432
9,342
9,685
11,612
7,494
5,399
6.485
7,200
6,839
7.425
6,494
6,699
5,708
8,125
9,783
10,305
15,374
6,170
5,327
6,055
6,195
7 846
6.020
5.880
7.291
6,007
7,262
9.451
9.521
11.848
6,604
5,251
89,129
October 4
93,254
86,887
79,262
December 31
1931
January 31
February 28
March 28
April 25
May 23
June 20
July 18
August 15
53,858
52.266
52.700
58,388
67,088
68.191
71.889
88,510
80,900
83,126
October 10
November 7
December 5
December 31
90,104
70.806
92.342
49,097
1932
January 30
February 27
47,766
49.747
March 26
53,330
April 23
55.569
May 21
June 18
57.149
61.283
July 16
108,277
August 13
85,869
September 10
82.107
October 8
November 5
104.008
86.058
December 3
December 31
1933
January 28
80,033
55,621
48,700
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Table 7. Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes Entered for Consumption.
and Month
1930
June
July
August
September
October
November ,
December
1931
January
February
March
April ,
May ,
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1932
January
February
March
April
May
June
July ,
August.
September
October
November
December
1933
January
Tobacco,
cut
Pound
1,361,430
1,386,779
1,322,441
1,406,258
1,381,943
1,224,840
1,312,936
1,057,507
1,163,399
1,372.596
1,250,655
1,487,028
1,480.478
1,468,877
1,449,103
1,457,618
1,452,865
1,451,340
1,366,936
1.144.298
1,272,469
1,414.941
1.659.842
1,436.417
1,493.496
1.488,431
1,559,663
1,662,365
1,551,042
1,427,688
1,209.81?
1.085 534
Tobacco,
plug
Pound
577,7
583,668
552,148
476,020
452,670
455,503
471,292
366,785
430,463
459.155
439,384
514,005
503.867
453 . 989
469,793
417,050
439,268
410,253
426,968
382,000
343,887
3S9.797
425 577
421,248
425,89')
391,668
419,483
368,601
379,960
358,572
340,791
CigaretteH
Number
434,948,266
529,519,070
477,205,140
483,960,240
438,497,550
401,175,589
326,147,670
319,555,340
327,255,230
349.681,715
382,303,130
382,951,155
430.179.170
474,415,620
425,133,580
371,311,090
344,956,140
355,716,768
369,235,870
278,416,630
281,496,910
304,243,772
269.309 750
312,790,432
376,779.975
338,874,828
329.466,3^4
313,709,922
214,301,678
388,625.140
301,613,955
300,491 310.144.850
Cigarettes,
over-
weight
Number
97,100
71,000
51,800
167,700
17,900
38,200
144,300
78.300
68,500
117,800
500
31,820
164.250
227,450
200,400
76,600
135,450
115,200
148,210
57,200
56.700
50.150
49.050
37.350
66.300
40,300
43,700
39,400
57,100
148,400
39,260
28,420
Cigars
Number
16,654,019
16.947,724
17,944,831
19,333,469
22,515,666
17,418,328
11,408,452
7,259,572
7,650,784
9.984,215
11,116,740
14,734,327
14,380.513
14,091,692
12.P60.61C
15,270,873
17,316,957
15,753,873
11,329,243
7,595,920
5,154,663
9,657,775
10 208.636
10,552,455
12,754,263
11,492.868
12.298,501
12,799.348
14,424,229
14,071,178
9,014,869
3,965,735
Foreign
raw leaf
tobacco
Pound
1,110,358
1,416,720
1,482,179
1.514,2*3
1,505,683
1,139,124
1.064,933
1,288,600
1,072,285
1.115 135
1,284,691
1,434,154
1,382.348
1,328,631
1,283,479
1,076.864
1,177,265
1,144,401
994,476
1,063,412
889,417
942.999
1.120 066
1,108,312
1,320.001
1.149.197
1,083,602
1,042,140
938.889
1,027,873
744,579
832,534
Table 8. — Production of Boots and Shoes.
June
July
August
September . ,
October. . . .
November.,
December..,
1931
January
February....
March
April
May
June
July
August
September. .
October
November..
December..
1932
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September . .
October
November.
December . .
Boots and shoe9 with leather or fabric uppers
Welts
255,538
335,729
306,544
310,184
290,812
204.928
193,340
231,498
278,200
326,112
332,306
293,408
252,037
281,175
274,644
275,156
235.904
181,474
171,294
212,534
272,581
281,244
243,435
241.653
235,079
247,387
273,591
267,515
213.345
198,801
167,762
McKays
and
all
imitation
welts
618.747
548,897
722,749
740,557
663,654
422,543
406,884
426,112
600,694
880,851
810,653
892,177
782,256
683.700
816.379
824,847
723,099
494.143
433,536
532,297
774,827
907,035
781,111
821,112
746,474
610,920
828,070
807,126
679,722
450,418
306.383
Nailed
pegged,
screw
or wire
fastened
107,369
115,584
144,308
160,270
161,697
113,951
113,786
111,106
123,809
152,328
134,025
146,830
119,495
121,877
164,848
195,496
182,548
150,854
132,822
123,365
158,460
150,132
120,920
125.907
118,518
129,595
180,350
185,458
189.725
166,034
114,304
Stich-
downs
220,562
168,963
129,710
125,639
123,372
114,824
128.353
Total
1,250,886
1,232,993
1,368,683
1,406,149
1,305.315
900,345
877,041
126,310
138,121 I
177,142 1
207,343
233.114
234,244
174,632
148,542
124,722
130,528
138,910
148,777
132,897
171,322
212,237
216,884
264.754
243,324
169,801
148,365
136,672
151.068
135,217
124.894
921.878
,184,316
,596,409
546.111
622,637
,442,330
,316,349
,467,600
,482,835
337,126
013,879
919,847
,029,556
,414,816
,607,280
,413.214
507.574
,400,508
,202,968
,484,042
,470,476
,301,011
,017,153
753,573
Total footwear
Mens'
393.345
439,235
465,095
483,554
494,271
350,806
339,476
296,301
368. 102
472.669
443,797
445.979
403.207
421,682
434,443
454,133
431,115
363,011
348,868
300,352
420,882
441,320
370,801
422.104
436.647
409.588
469,002
471,961
449,281
403,661
311.351
Boys'
and
youths'
68,316
63,899
81,408
100.482
97,210
77,582
85,163
72,959
68,363
97,515
92,829
85.643
70,458
74,836
85,615
104,041
119.592
107,503
104,437
79,681
91,177
87.098
68,822
75.047
65,144
54,778
91,741
109.625
108.139
110,661
67.645
Women's
626,824
634,137
719,083
754,204
670,404
430,139
384,526
386,168
554,616
790,849
756.981
817,519
766,049
674,325
804,318
839.989
711,900
513.384
418.306
491,281
731.280
807,022
742,845
803,803
746,658
665,684
863,149
858,238
748,048
568,263
404,451
Misses'
and
childrens
201,050
171,396
182,347
176,812
183,661
175,803
159,008
144.793
188,776
244.120
252,635
260.635
210.498
187,098
196,594
184.536
197,983
178,972
174,731
163,531
214,295
264,903
232,427
248.460
214,127
160,666
183,565
187,436
202.130
187,757
134,308
Babies
and
infants'
108,909
106, 205
94,753
100,807
106.846
90,468
96,019
84,703
97,108
124,777
123,675
131,016
117.239
98,881
106,036
89.738
93,554
91,926
87, 192
77,337
100. 779
119,865
108.597
106.674
96.616
88.768
100,902
95,942
91,592
90,992
60,309
Total
1,398,444
1,414,872
1,542,686
1,615,859
1,552.392
1,124.798
1.064.192
984,924
276,965
,729,930
669,917
740.792
,576,449
,456.822
,627,006
672,437
554,144
254,698
133,534
112,192
558,413
720,208
523,492
656,088
559,192
379.484
708,359
723,202
599,190
361,334
978,064
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Table 9. — Sales and Slaughterings of Live Stock, Retail Food Prices, and Cold Storage Holdings.
Classification
1932
Jan.
Feb.
Mar. April May June
July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
1933
Jan.
Sales on Stock Yds:
(Current month
prelim.)
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
Inspected Slaugh-
terings:
Cattle
CalveB
Sheep
Lambs
Swine
Av. Retail Prices, In
cents, of Food in
Canada:
Beef chuck lb.
Veal roast "
Mutton roast. . . "
Pork fresh "
Bacon break-
fast «
Lard pure "
Eggsfresh....doz.
Milk qt
Butter cream-
ery lb.
Cheese "
Bread "
Flour "
Rolled oats... "
Rice "
Beans "
Apples evapor-
ated "
Prunes "
Sugar granul-
ated "
Tea "
Coffee "
Potatoes peck
42,573
14,653
127,558
22,351
47,875
17,305
10,171
38,101
263,785
13-3
15-3!
22-2
16-0
20-8
12-8
41-8
10-7
27-5
21-1
6-3
3-1
4-7
8-7
4-8
16-6
11-7
6-1
51-4
44-6
15-81
36,234
17,606
111,246
13,443
39,379
22,679
5,258
29,454
239,921
13-4
15-7
22-2
15-8
19-3
12-5
29-7
10-4
25-9
21-4
6-3
3-0
4-7
8-7
4-6
16-3
11-4
6-
51-
44-
1
3
3
16-1
43,992
29,112
117,
15,157
44,505
43,253
2,801
34,304
232,875
13-7
15-7
22-5
15-6
18-4
11-8
32-8
10-2
24-1
21-3
6-3
3-0
4-7
8-7
4*4
16-4
11-4
6-1
50-6
43-5
15-8
38,244
35,424
112,178
11,388
43,302
46,612
28,448
1,426
229,124
13-4
14-6
22-2
15-3
17-8
11-5
24-8
10-1
3-0
4-7
8-5
4-3
15-8
11-0
6-0
50-3
43-7
15-3
44,226
38,482
119,341
11,867
44,156
51,240
16,685
6,519
254,836
13
13-6
22-9
15-2
17-2
11-5
19-5
10-0
24-5
21-0
6-2
3-0
4-7
8-6
15-9
10-8
60
45-2
42-6
15-2
38,833
30,026
104,127
30,434
41,818
43,171
12,726
37,472
247,722
22-6
20-7
6-2
3-0
4-7
8-5
4-3
15-5
11-0
5-9
45-5
42-4
14-7
44,941
25,356
81,557
38,457
41.228
32.252
11 369
52.640
191,577
13-4
13-4
21-8
15-0
16-8
11-3
21-5
9-6
21-6
20-1
5-7
2-9
4-8
8-6
4-3
15-7
10-9
5-9
45-0
42-1
14-9
64,884
83,187
60,488
47,184
31,598
11,983
73,856
189,253
13-1
13-2
21-4
15-6
17-6
11-4
24-1
22-1
56,647
24,305
62,737
60,044
52,174
29,450
11,286
89,869
166,352
12-7
13-1
20-4
15-9
18-8
12-1
25-6
15-9
11-0
5-8
44-6
41-6
26-4
16-1
11-2
5-9
45-2
42-4
18-4
58,195
25,299
76,081
103,224
50,408
27,248
8,216
137,368
189,222
12-4
13-2
19-3
15-7
19-6
12-6
30-3
9-5
26-9
20-0
5-6
2-9
4-8
8-4
4-3
15-7
10-8
5-8
44-5
41-3
17-3
66,598 31,800
26,072 11,460
126,986 101,857
75,412 20,329
5S,03«
23,722
8,982
109,900
249,858
11-9
12-7
17-9
14-5
10-2
13-3
26-4
19-9
5-6
2-8
4-7
8-3
4-2
15-8
10-7
5-8
43-8
41-2
17-3
45,075
14,919
5,
44,019
268,300
10
12-2
16-6
12-9
18-6
12-9
45-2
25-9
19
5
2-7
4-6
8-2
4-0
15-5
10-6
5
43-7
41-0
18-1
45,666
14,972
100,591
22,842
50,521
20,255
5,054
43,522
247,081
11-0
12-0
16-7
12-7
18-1
12-3
39-1
9-7
19-6
5-7
2-6
4-6
8-2
3-9
15-4
10-8
5-8
43-2
40-9
19-0
Cold Storage
Holdings
Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
1933
Jan. Feb.
Cold Storage Holdings as at
First of Month:
(000 lbs. or doz.)
Btttter —
Creamery
Dairy
Totals
Cheese
Eggs—
Cold Storage
Fresh
Frozen
Pork —
Fresh frozen
Fresh not frozen
Cured dry salted
Cured sweet pickled
In process of cure
Totals
Lard
Beef —
Fresh frozen
Fresh not frozen
Cured
In process of cure
Totals
Veal—
Fresh frozen
Fresh not frozen
Totals
Mtttton and Lamb —
Frozen
Not frozen
Totals
Poultry
Fish—
Fresh frozen
Fresh not frozen
Smoked, etc
Fresh frozen during preceding
month
.536
602
,725
143
333
539
638
387
045
233
10,212
144
10,356
7,936
282
251
3,252
20,210
3,371
573
7,859
8,423
40,436
2,738
5,019
4,033
314
235
9,600
453
241
6,048
182
6,230
11,668
10,724
84
6,795
1,642
4,433
63
4,496
7,661
246
422
3,298
21,862
3,822
378
5,97
8,214
40,251
2,845
3,931
4,419
353
210
8,914
367
639
1,006
4,846
176
5,022
9,458
9,247
65
4,974
1,118
2,816
32
2,848
5,934
3,416
534
3,458
22,455
2,840
702
57,695
7,784
41,476
3,286
3,416
4,299
233
198
8,146
484
447
930
161
4,107
7,701
8,569
48
4,544
1,014
,292
93
,385
,535
,870
584
,312
,593
0S0
,048
,991
,580
, 20H
,743
,975
,992
458
175
,600
648
508
,156
,172
140
,312
,368
,288
151
,830
16,472
334
16,
16,022
10,879
829
5,081
18,458
3,122
982
5,848
8,999
37,409
4,257
2,329
3,583
327
162
6,401
716
453
1,169
1,506
214
1,747
5,257
10,173
51
5,218
25,283
259
25,542
19,355
11,211
820
5,158
13,862
2,695
394
6,422
11,180
34,553
3,566
2,668
4,094
302
224
7,288
802
414
1,215
1,001
277
1,277
4,414
14,086
56
5,522
3
1,624
30,943
338
31,281
22,119
11,896
995
5,023
10,255
3,118
710
6,083
9,788
29,954
2,707
2,792
4,596
287
177
7,852
893
323
1,216
872
366
1,239
3,374
16,734
83
6,228
33,318
257
33,575
21,764
11,056
1,205
4,848
2,463
369
5,051
8,053
22,402
1,183
2,813
4,989
239
72
8,113
471
1,360
1,020
449
1,469
2,404
19,512
46
6,825
31,181
136
31,316
20,423
8,229
519
4,506
5,236
2,573
267
4,451
9,624
22,152
1,913
3,294
5,002
110
958
416
1,374
3,070
383
3,453
2,057
21,706
52
7,177
26,361
109
26,470
13,229
4,123
271
3,988
6,649
3,830
409
4,912
7,767
23,567
1,539
4,64
4,850
79
93
9,665
894
359
1,253
4,856
439
5,295
3,549
19,953
89
7,173
20,328
69
20,397
12,944
1,254
273
3,773
11,765
4,281
461
6,219
6,827
29,552
2,327
5,113
3,421
222
184
8,940
702
180
882
5,043
274
5,291
8,341
17,121
40
6,734
3,912 4,107 2 740 1,680 840
15,476
45
15,521
11,511
433
650
3,524
14,148
3,770
514
5,032
7,874
31,338
2,653
4,639
4,655
229
113
9,636
335
247
582
3,733
276
4,009
7,230
14,046
113
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Table 10. Output of Central Electric Stations in Canada. (A) Monthly Output.
(Thousands' of Kilowatt Hours)
Totals for Canada
Generated by Water-Power
Generated by Fuel
Month
Mari-
time
Pro-
vinces
Prairie
British
Prairie
Other
Total
Water
Fuel
Total
Quebeo
Ontario
Pro-
Colum-
Pro-
Pro-
Exports
vinces
bia
vinces
vince?
1930 -February....
1,371,215
26,880
1,398,095
28,705
686.957
489,210
82,397
83,946
18,702
8,178
117,176
March
1.491,040
24.425
1,515,465
34,469
741,411
528,404
89.826
98,930
18.222
6,203
126,894
April
1,480,953
21.385
1,502.338
42,968
744,861
509,615
92,601
90,908
16.437
4.948
117.504
May
1,523.521
21.108
1,544,627
44,139
761,327
524,679
100.116
93,260
16.466
4.640
129,138
June
1,414,236
20,375
1.434,611
42,632
709.245
485,791
87.683
88,885
15,801
4,574
13R.016
July
1,404,009
21,681
1,425,690
40,667
722,335
460,611
89,169
91,227
16,522
5,159
131,817
August
1,391,054
20,806
1,411,860
41,788
710,842
457,424
84.925
96,075
14,898
5.908
142,571
September..
1,419,051
23,910
1,442,961
38,662
704,123
485,151
92,060
99,055
14,882
9.028
153,657
October
1,549,846
24,714
1,574,560
39,480
781,996
521,991
05,005
111,374
18,874
7.840
161,323
November.
1,488,175
27,228
1,515,403
41,264
764,490
480,131
92,292
109,998
19,506
7,722
141.587
December . .
1,513,152
29,156
1,542.308
44,295
764,612
480,442
111,443
112,360
19,748
9,408
149,295
1931- January
1,456,326
32,395
1,488,721
44,394
735,385
469,438
104,099
103,010
20,187
12.208
162,443
February....
1,311,136
27,851
1.338,987
31,097
674,560
422,213
88,481
94.785
17,298
10.553
145,461
March
1,391,982
25,576
1,417,558
34,338
703,708
451,912
95,991
106,033
15,992
9,584
127,940
April
1,388,034
23,056
1,411,09(1
52,154
717,900
415,482
101,539
100.959
13.360
9,696
97,677
May
1,342.940
22,846
1,365,786
53,433
693,853
394,243
102,640
98,771
12,781
10.065
86,824
Juno
1,267,869
21,959
1,289,828
52,675
638,719
379,568
101.337
95,570
12.139
9,820
88,602
July
1,230,622
20,700
1,251,322
50,712
620, 634
369,294
100,480
89,502
12,297
8.403
95.085
Aueust
1,234.266
21,883
1,256,149
44,924
644,446
352,877
98,119
93,900
12,905
8,978
99,780
September. .
1,263,412
25,001
1,288,413
46,251
662,400
355,122
102,835
96.804
13.436
11,565
93,288
October
1,400,704
27,638
1,428,342
55,743
736,381
384,065
123,087
101,428
15,332
12,306
95.423
November..
1,385,378
29,642
1,415,020
56,725
731,014
373,084
125,867
98,688
18,819
10,823
73,357
December ..
1,397,876
34,306
1,432,182
55,214
722,508
385,407
130,407
104,340
20,908
13,398
69,362
1932- January
1,382,794
31,124
1,413,918
48,584
721, »27
374,534
129,950
107,899
20,382
10,742
61,767
February
1,297,892
27,241
1,325,133
46,998
682.589
355,865
115,399
97.041
18,125
9,116
52,422
March
1,363,912
24,784
1,388,696
44.292
713.227
394,206
110.943
101.244
15.410
9,374
55.414
April
1,306,753
22,736
1,329.489
50,445
700,575
363,099
99,544
93,090
12,413
10,323
54,982
May
1.249.226
21,789
1,271,015
53.897
661.740
344,635
95,863
93.091
12,294
9,495
51,354
June
1,176,673
21,559
1,198,232
47.894
633.614
325,476
83.542
86.147
11,996
9,563
64,864
July
1,133,555
22,026
1,155,581
38,583
606.872
317,815
81,519
88,766
11.986
10,040
59.015
August
1,206.682
23,538
1,230,220
44,786
663.911
326,021
82,129
89,835
13.530
10,008
69,192
September. .
1,254,644
24,496
1,279,140
48.069
687.536
337.472
90.0^2
91.485
13.976
10,520
71,500
October
1,362,670
27,474
1,390,144
50,989
763,577
348.530
104,78"
94,794
16.072
11,402
50,737
November. .
1,417.074
31,153
1,448,227
53,110
823.035
333,565
111.404
95.960
18,393
12,760
35,023
December .
1,400,793
32,398
1,433,191
52,587
801,939
326.173
116.933
103.161
19,679
12,719
41,609
1933-January
1,366,336
30,322
1,396,658
44,535
785,142
318,039
116,099
102,521
18,249
12,073
48,018
(B) Average Daily Output.
1930-February...
48.972
960
49,932
1,025
24. 53^
17.472
2,943
2.99R
668
292
4,185
March
48.098
788
48.886
1,112
23.916
17.045
2,898
3,127
588
200
4,093
April
49.365
713
50,078
1,432
24.829
16,987
3.087
3.030
548
165
3,917
May
49.146
681
49.827
1,424
24.559
16.925
3.230
3.008
531
150
4,166
June
47.141
45.291
679
699
47.820
45,990
1.422
1,312
23,842
23,301
18.193
14.858
2.922
2.877
2,962
2.943
527
533
152
16R
4 . 534
July
4,252
August
44.873
671
45,544
1,348
22,930
14,756
2.740
3.099
481
190
4,599
September. .
47,301
797
48.098
1,288
23.470
16.172
3,069
3,302
496
301
5,122
October
49.995
797
50.792
1,273
25,226
16.838
3.065
3,593
544
253
5.204
November. .
49.606
908
50,514
1,375
25, 48^
16.004
3,077
3,667
850
258
4,720
December..
48.811
940
49,751
1,429
24,665
15.498
3,595
3,624
637
303
4,816
1931-Jantiary
46.978
1,045
4S.023
1,432
23,722
15.143
3.358
3.323
651
394
5,240
February....
46,826
995
47,821
1,111
24.091
15,079
3,160
3,385
618
377
5,195
March
44.903
825
45,720
1,108
22,700
14,578
3,096
3,421
516
300
4,127
April
46.268
76<*
47,036
1,738
23,930
13,849
3,385
3,366
445
323
3,253
May
43,320
737
44,057
1,723
22,382
12,718
3,311
3.186
412
325
2.800
June
42,262
39.698
732
667
42,994
40.365
1,756
1,636
21,291
20,020
12,652
11,913
3,378
3,242
3,185
2,887
405
396
327
271
2.953
July
3,067
August.
39.815
706
40,521
1.449
20,789
11.383
3,165
3,029
416
290
3,219
September.
42.114
833
42,947
1,542
22,080
11,837
3,429
3,227
44<?
3<?5
3,110
October
45,184
891
45,980
1,7ns
23,754
12,389
3,971
3.272
494
397
3,078
November. .
46.179
98»
47,167
1.891
24,367
12,436
4,105
3,290
627
361
2,445
December . .
45,093
1.106
46,199
1,781
23.307
12,436
4,207
3,366
674
432
2,237
1932-January
44.606
1.004
45,610
1,567
23,285
12,081
4,192
3,481
657
347
1,992
February
44,754
939
45,693
1,621
23.537
12,271
3,079
3,346
625
314
1,808
March
43.997
799
44,796
1,429
23.007
12,716
3.579
3.266
497
302
1.788
April
43.558
758
44,316
1,681
23.353
12,103
3,318
3,103
414
344
1.833
May
40,298
702
41,000
1,739
21,346
11,117
3,092
3,003
396
306
1,657
June
39,222
36.566
719
711
39,941
37,277
1,597
1,244
21.120
19.577
10.849
10.252
2,785
2,630
2,872
2,863
400
387
319
324
2,lfi2
July
1,904
August
38,925
759
39,684
1.445
21,416
10.517
2,649
2,S98
436
323
2,232
September. .
41,821
817
42,638
1.602
22.918
11,249
3,003
3,049
466
351
2,38**
October
43,957
886
44,843
1,642
24,632
11,243
3,380
3,058
518
368
1,637
November. .
47,236
1.038
48,274
1,770
27,435
11,119
3,713
3,199
613
425
1,167
December . .
45,186
1,045
46,231
1,696
25,868
10,522
3,772
3,328
635
410
1,342
1933-January
44,075
978
45,053
1,437
25,327
10,259
3,745
3,307
589
389
1,549
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Table 11 — Railway Revenue Freight Loaded at Stations in Canada in Tons.
Commodities
Railway Freight Loaded—
Agricultural Products—
Wheat
Corn
Oats
Barley
Rye
Flaxseed
Other grain
Flour
Other mill products
Hay and straw
Cotfon
Apples (fresh)
Other fruit (fresh)
Potatoes
Other fresh vegetables
Other agricultural products . . .
Animal Products —
Horses
Cattle and calves
Sheep
Hogs
Dressed meats (fresh)
Dressed meats (cured, salted,
canned)
Other packing house products
(edible)
Poultry
Eggs
Butter and cheese
Wool
Hides and leather
Other animal products (non-
edible)
Mine Products —
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Lignite coal
Coke
Iron ores
Other ores and concentrates. ..
Base bullion and matte
Clay, gravel, sand, stone
(crushed)
Slate — Dimensions or block
stone
Crude petroleum
Asphalt
Salt
Other mine products
Forest Products —
Logs, posts, poles, cordwood. .
Ties
Pulpwood
Lumber— Timber— Box shooks
—Staves heading
Other forest products
Manufactures and Miscellan-
eous— •
Refined Petroleum and its pro-
ducts
Sugar
Iron, pig and bloom
Rails and fastenings
Bar and sheet iron— Structural
iron and iron pipe
Castings, machinery & boilers
Cement
Brick and artificial stone. ...
Lime and plaster
Sewer pipe and drain tile
Agricultural implements and
vehicles other than autos.. . .
Automobiles and auto trucks..
Household goods
Furniture
Liquor beverages
Fertilizers, all kinds
Paper, printed matter, books .
Wood-pulp
Fish (fresh, frozen cured, etc.)
Canned goods (all canned food
products)
Other manufactures and mis-
cellaneous
Merchandise
1931
Nov
,284,241
2,792
122,310
35,664
7,190
11,481
10,218
155,807
124,491
36,709
323
44,761
1,397
35,225
18,300
81,007
8,116
45,813
6,086
23,118
7,961
1,473
6,193
673
1,120
3,922
867
3,386
4,106
1,675
506,799
431,561
64,667
138
74,432
4,946
357,334
9,509
2,593
7,280
13,
63,954
156,643
1,010
98,679
197,298
19,707
132,412
14,647
12,517
1,532
31,676
8,290
90,661
14,657
18.744
2.313
2,902
5,035
2,647
14,341
27,960
126,164
57,051
5,738
11,527
1932
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept
2,749
19,055
1,334
20,975
6,841
4,550
327
610
2,838
347
2,785
2,933
346
407,264
357,941
77,555
66
60,641
24,242
73,921
8,445
1,765
1,769
12,343
57,983
196,522
3,512
205,311
155,516
11,692
79,650
13,625
8,130
1,320
23,377
6,208
27,117
7,870
14,726
3,478
1,930
8, 739
1,954
1,819
9,482
18.313
137,793
46,835
8,298
13.942
200
125.:
843
25,970
1,464
21,941
7,603
2,582
4,473
351
736
2,491
376
2.812
3,062
921
429,537
233,985
71,469
232
69,138
26,883
96, 740
8
2! 409
1,443
14,573
58,322
238,218
5,291
231,621
186.279
14,910
100,973
20,430
9,493
9,822
24.762
6,359
31,244
7,595
8,064
27,905
1,342
18,981
6,322
3,148
4,089
265
2,159
2,213
280
2,588
2,661
317
357,117
97,088
46,589
825
64,586
29,300
174,647
8,582
2,332
2,748
15,325
50,512
189,524
3,600
130,010
181,851
12,116
126,604
15,468
6,698
8,852
22,259
7,630
50,260
1,655
19,2141 18,208
4.026 3
3,644
13,607
3,850
1,845
12,350
37,108
141,924
44,400
4,640
15,916
186, 096
154.735
4,196
11,304
7,167
1,804
11,154
75,682
121,966
42,477
2,514
10,905
24,479
596
19,908
6,588
4,335
4,366
148
3,280
3,670
331
2,028
2,630
429,206
51,665
19,168
1,010
51,428
23,193
252,232
11,618
1,879
8,126
15,326
62,587
127,518
5,154
93,734
187,905
11,047
174,806
11,097
4,835
2,055
26,511
6.573
60.179
11,181
18,267
2,485
2,567
10,835
5,114
1,409
10,887
1,170,526
7.922
41,235
21,337
12,947
5,548
1,718
103,031
84,255
12,353
187
183
1.429
16.127
2.193
9,276
2.871
25,889
1,480
20, 934
5,700
4,499
5,139
42
1,765
7,153
460
2,332
2,613
946
429,465
33,191
19,111
942
45,778
25.924
292.715
10,342
708
18,936
15,615
68,111
98,556
6,120
58,434
199,350
22. 644
157,460
15,712
3,713
2,924
25,117
5.372
60,099
11,889
16.260
2,254
3,345
10,697
4,109
1.194
10,580
88,803| 20,485
133,5011115,217
40,254 35,061
2,363 2,657
8.177
166,607 168,976
169,161 149.078
, 830
3,017
31,219
1,902
14,944
5,882
3,643
5,873
159
1,241
8,347
1,937
2,054
2,093
1,558
409,383
33,841
22,265
848
45,649
23,909
177,172
5,802
733
17,396
14,577
72,116
69,906
3,159
63,977
135,208
15,993
177,601
23,058
4,514
9,156
20,059
5,601
57,693
11,739
16,888
1,936
4,934
8,941
3,592
1,620
10,913
9.7C9
106,001
33,399
2,872
9,054
2,471
34,139
2,610
13,106
7,048
3,249
4,747
167
1,328
6,415
485
2,031
1,667
414,123
83,943
23,853
1,032
21,354
23,185
292,224
9,050
1,106
16,311
13,481
55,814
70,067
2,694
47,763
125,939
13,093
208,541
17,138
6,905
1,376
17,
5,659
57,194
9,393
15.639
3,277
7,214
5,242
2,603
1,374
11,435
13,373
102,453
37,939
3,559
9.877
169,566 187,213 160,890 144,933
138.492 121,859 133,121 130,766
2,318,995
1,686
43,973
64,765
9,814
1,495
2,121
109,753
76,883
10,868
488
34,47*
17,704
9,405
20,002
40,362
1,973
41,505
4,170
12,325
6,459
2,943
5,133
191
772
4,895
743
2,612
2,997
2,725
443,921
199,236
35,818
542
25,848
28,949
215,154
6,587
1,752
12,221
12,729
66,725
110,374
1,537
63,795
128,157
11,378
185,461
19,816
4,193
20,232
5,630
53,426
12,466
14,281
1,694
3,639
3,047
2,644
1,611
10,132
18,216
102,204
37,895
3,712
10,462
Oct.
,670,793
3,041
59,399
32,749
10,955
7,037
7,047
144,778
91,206
15,999
455
67,081
9,193
30,366
18,830
107,973
2,369
38,232
11,203
14,516
7,496
2,373
4,526
242
505
4,332
439
2,782
3,064
4,505
426,425
430,350
57,711
360
31,238
28,123
209,773
6,309
1,630
9,187
13,977
77.499
182,086
702
71,378
136,595
14,113
147,274
17,707
8,839
1,084
13,098
4,401
40,414
8,603
15,421
1,922
1,752
3.634
4,842
2,031
10,591
18,744
112,913
47,546
5,654
12,708
Nov.
5,792
72,368
30.338
2.942
8.434
7.153
155,185
104,479
16,957
303
42.905
1,634
29,963
12.546
96,375
3,031
34.925
6.612
19,803
7,967
2,393
3,772
763
613
2,471
569
2,347
2,693
7,392
458.900
406, 823
71,593
93
30, 844
22,579
127,553
3.896
1,757
3,621
14.616
68,008
185. 190
1,545
79,356
120,448
18,053
112.366
23 405
8,222
1.033
13.389
4.174
12,618
4,631
12,566
1.143
1,739
4.099
3,802
1,471
9,619
25.063
117.770
54,326
5,758
12,239
154,431 151,470
128,5111 131.085
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Table 12.
Indexes of Employment by Industries, Year 1926 = 100
Industries— First of Month
1932
1933
Feb,
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Indexes of Employment Un-
adjusted-
All Industries
Manufacturing
Animal products — edible
89-7
85-9
92- 1
76-9
86-2
57-8
41-8
91-0
80-4
59-7
91-1
88-8
73-4
93-4
107-9
90-9
96-3
103-8
106-1
88-8
80-6
119-2
120-9
115-5
97-9
110-3
76-7
^115-7
1124-9
73-4
67-4
81-8
29-7
77-9
70-3
68-0
68-9
84-9
77-0
75 3
93-7
115-0
104-0
68-5
102-4
97-8
133-9
65-4
97-3
97-5
97-3
83-4
110-9
79-7
67-8
90-4
59-1
160-0
60-2
112-1
105-4
12S-4
117-3
117-2
123-7
102-5
88-7
87-0
91-6
79-8
89-5
58-2
42-2
84-9
86-1
48-7
93-2
87-2
71-4
95-6
105-2
91-1
100-2
108-6
109-6
92-6
83-2
120-9
121-1
120-0
113-5
109-6
76-0
116-0
123-1
74-9
67-0
81-8
32-4
80-7
74-8
65-8
73-2
83-2
74-2
76-8
95-9
116-2
100-4
60-6
101-1
94-4
134-0
69-7
95-2
95-8
95-1
81-9
110-0
77-8
68-0
83-3
55-0
138-6
62-5
114-7
110-2
130-2
117-4
113-6
119-6
100-0
87-5
87-3
92-7
76-9
90-6
58-8
43-0
81-2
89-7
40-1
93-2
88-6
74-4
94-7
105-6
89-7
101-0
109-2
110-9
93-5
83-2
~116-8
?115-2
118-6
93-1
112-7
75-8
115-6
"119-9
75-6
71-3
82-9
29-1
81-7
75-6
67-9
76-4
77-2
73-6
77-6
92-8
116-3
102-3
.31-1
101-0
93-8
135-1
70-3
93-9
94-4
93-8
81-9
110-9
77-6
67-5
79-9
51-7
134-9
59-4
113-9
107-7
127-9
119-4
114-3
120-2
100-8
87-5
85-8
97-1
75-9
91-4
60-1
45-5
771
91-6
33-7
93-4
87-3
72-4
96-2
104-2
85-9
100-7
108-5
111-2
93-0
83-9
120-6
120-3
120-3
91-5
113-6
77-0
1141
116-5
70-5
65-2
81-7
27-3
73-7
817
65-9
73-2
71-2
74-9
76-0
83-2
119-4
102-8
32-5
97-9
89-4
131-1
73-1
94-1
96-6
93-5
84-3
112-3
77-7
82-0
83-2
58-5
130-7
65-8
H4-7
107-4
130-3
121-4
/16-2
123-0
101-0
89-1
86-0
106-3
86-0
90-5
64-2
51-3
77-4
93-3
31-3
96-9
88-3
72-8
99-1
105-3
86-4
98-9
107-0
108-6
91-9
81-0
112-4
107-1
119-7
78-8
1141
83-1
117-4
109-9
69-4
58-8
78-6
27-4
73-8
86-3
65*4
76-5
66-0
74-3
75-3
78-4
123-3
97-5
37-9
96-8
86-5
133-0
74-4
94-1
98-0
931
85-5
1131
77-1
91-4
92-9
P2-9
147-7
74-0
116-8
111-1
129-4
121-9
116-1
122-1
102-4
88-7
85-4
114-7
84-6
86-5
64-8
54-7
71-2
91-0
29-4
100-5
87-9
73-7
96-7
104-0
86-2
96-2
103-6
107-7
89-1
77-6
112-0
106-7
118-5
82-7
109-9
78-2
117-4
109-0
68-2
61-7
77-6
28 1
72-7
87-8
62-4
72-6
63-8
69-9
72-5
78-2
123-6
99-8
34-2
95-0
83-2
132-2
76-1
93-1
95-3
92-7
85-9
114-0
77-7
90-4
93-3
59-1
149-7
77-3
119-9
118-2
130-7
119-5
115-4
121-8
100-8
86-3
82-6
113-3
82-0
88-8
59-8
51-8
62-4
82-2
34-9
103-6
86-6
73-1
94-0
102-2
80-7
91-8
101-2
103-5
81-8
75-2
110-4
106-3
115-2
67-1
105-9
71-2
116-9
105-7
64-3
54-2
72-5
23-4
69-1
72-5
69-8
64-3
61-6
71-0
67-7
78-3
120-6
97-2
29-1
94-8
83-5
132-3
73-9
93-5
98-2
92-4
85-3
114-0
76-8
90-0
90-0
57-1
146-9
72-3
117-0
114-4
126-9
118-2
113-8
118-9
102-0
86-0
83-1
112-7
79-6
91-4
69-4
50-4
67-3
81-0
50-1
109-2
88-5
76-1
98-3
101-7
80-7
93-9
102-6
104-7
87-4
70-9
112-6
106-3
121-1
84-6
106-9
69-9
117-6
101-3
62-1
60-8
71-4
22-4
64-8
57-3
66-4
78-5
53-9
61-5
65-4
80-6
122-2
96-4
26-0
96-5
87-6
130-0
72-6
92-9
96-0
92-2
86-5
118-4
77-3
90-2
84-4
52-8
133-4
73-3
119-4
120-1
128-9
116-0
113- 1
117-3
103-1
86-7
84-1
109-7
88-6
90-6
58-1
46-6
72-9
82-2
48-5
121-0
87-3
73-4
99-7
101-7
81-0
98-6
105-0
110-0
92-1
80-9
115-2
109-8
122-7
95-9
107-5
70-2
113-9
105-2
61-1
59-8
68-9
21-4
62-4
46-0
61-8
81-7
54-8
64-9
67-4
81-7
121-4
99-1
28-4
98-2
89-2
131-9
74-0
91-2
91-8
91-0
87-2
120-7
77-7
90-7
84-3
49-1
137-3
73-4
109-8
104-5
128-6
113-0
114-5
119-0
103-8
84-7
81-7
98-2
87-0
89-3
54-7
40-9
75-8
80-4
48-0
111-7
88-0
73-8
101,4
102-3
82-0
99-2
106-2
115-2
91-8
75-9
109-6
103-0
118-9
117-7
108-1
61-1
111-6
108-0
57-6
61-2
62-4
21-9
55-3
47-5
64-3
82-4
52-6
66-5
67-9
82-9
119-0
101-0
37-9
101-2
93-9
134-9
70-7
89-6
89-5
89-6
84-5
1191
74-5
87-8
77-9
42-4
134-9
63-6
106-5
98-7
126-5
113-2
115-4
121-2
102-5
83-2
80-3
950
810
86-7
50-6
36-2
73-9
76-2
43-9
102-9
861
70-2
99-3
102-9
86-1
96-3
105-4
1151
85-0
73-5
121-7
125-4
115-6
105-2
106-9
53-9
110-6
101-5
60-5
63-7
67-7
24-2
62-1
50-9
54-5
72-0
46-2
62-8
65-3
79-8
118-2
98-4
56-2
99-9
93-4
134-0
65 3
89-3
84-6
90-5
83-9
116-6
72-9
94-2
67-6
37-4
115-4
56-3
103-7
94-8
125-3
111-8
117-8
124-8
101-3
78-5
74-4
92
77-8
77-6
43-2
30-0
64-1
67-0
22-9
88-4
82-2
67-1
89-4
100-5
75-6
88-1
100-6
103-0
75-3
65-9
120-6
124-8
113-0
108-9
101-8
50-1
108-3
96-4
56-3
47-7
63-1
22-9
64-2
57-9
53-2
54-3
43-4
57-0
53-2
74-7
115-4
93-5
74-5
96-9
91-6
129-8
59-3
87-5
83-9
88-4
78-3
114-2
71-6
64-7
58-5
29-7
97-1
53-7
102-2
95-2
116-6
109-2
119-6
128-4
98-9
76-8
75-0
88-1
65-8
Leather and products
82-2
44-4
Rough and dressed lumber.
31-2
64-1
Other lumber products
69-3
22-3
Plant products — edible
Pulp and paper products
89-8
83-3
67-7
94-5
Printing and publishing
100-4
72-3
89-2
Thread, yarn and cloth
Hosiery and knit goods
Garments and personal fur-
99-3
102-4
77-9
Other textile products
Plant products (n.e.s.)
72-0
114-5
116-6
Distilled and malt liquors..
Wood distillates and extracts.
Chemicals and allied products
Clay, glass and stone products
110-6
112-5
103-6
48-6
106-7
90-2
Iron and steel products
Crude, rolled and forged
58-2
46-4
Machinery (other than ve-
62-3
Agricultural implements
30-3
66-9
Automobiles and parts... .
Steel shipbuilding and re-
64-4
52-5
Heating appliances
Iron and steel fabrication
(n.es.)
Foundry and machine shop
51-7
44-5
52-9
Other iron and steel pro-
57-0
Non-ferrous metal products.. .
76-8
116-0
92-4
Logging
67-3
Mining
94-0
Coal
85-8
132-8
Non-metallic minerals (ex-
57-3
CoMMUNICATIONS
85-7
82-3
86-6
Transportation
75-0
Street railways and cartage...
1124
68-5
Shipping and stevedoring
Construction and Maintenance.
58-6
54-8
28-7
88-9
Railwav
51-0
Services
104-2
Hotels and restaurants
97-7
125-1
Personal (chiefly laundries)...
Trade
108-9
109-4
Retail
114-9
Whol<*»)e
96-5
Electrical Energy Available for Consumption, Million K.W.H. 1
1933
Area Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Maritime Provinces. 57-7
Quebec 576-9
Ontario 4590
British Columbia. 107-1
55-0
546-3
440-9
96-5
52-2
584-6
468-8
100-5
59-7
576-7
433-1
92-7
62-2
522-6
433-6
92-6
56-3
492-9
402-4
85-1
47-4
467-7
399-1
87-9
53-5
509-9
412-5
89-1
57-3
527-2
427-6
90-5
61-0
600-2
462-5
94-0
64-5
654-6
468-0
950
63-9
632-0
455-8
102-1
55-2
604-9
451-5
101-6
'Production plus provincial imports less provincial exports.
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
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Table 13. Indexes of Employment with Seasonal Adjustment, Indexes of Retail Sales
Automobile Financing.
Classification
1932
Feb. Mar. I April I May I June I July I Aug. I Sept. I Oct. Nov. Dec
1933
Jan. | Feb.
Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of
Employment— AH Industries.
Manufacturing
Leather and products
Rough and dressed lumber
Furniture
Musical Instruments
Pulp and paper
Paper products
Printing and publishing
Rubber products
Textile products
Thread, yarn and cloth
Hosiery and knit goods
Clay, glass and stone products. .
Electric current
Electric apparatus
Iron and steel products
Crude, rolled and forged pro-
ducts
Machinery otherthan vehicles
Agricultural implements
Automobiles and parts
Logging
Mining
Metallic ores
Non metallic minerals except
coal
Telephones
Transportation
Street railways and cartage..
Steam railways ,
Shipping and stevedoring
Construction and Maintenance
Building ,
Highway ,
Railway ,
Hotels and Restaurants
Trade
Retail
Wholesale ,
Economic areas and cities —
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Montreal...
Quebec
Toronto. . . .
Ottawa
Hamilton..
Windsor
Winnipeg...
Vancouver.
Indexes of Retail Sales, January,
1929 = 100—
Boots and shoes (6)
Candy (6)
Clothing (9)
Drugs (7)
Dyers and cleaners (4)
Furniture (4)
General and departmental, 25
stores and 4 chains
Groceries and meats (23)
Hardware (5)
Music and radio (4)
Restaurants (11)
General index
Automobile Financing—
Total new and used cars —
Number
Percentage change, 1932 to 1931,
Financing in dollars $000
Percentage change, 1932 to 1931,
First of Month
91-7
89-1
84-7
57-5
90
60-7
76-7
94-5
106-2
88-7
95-5
103-5
105
87-1
122-4
125-2
74-9
71-4
82-0
29-1
73-3
45-9
101-1
137-4
75-5
100-1
88-3
115-2
82-0
90-3
133-9
77-1
104-9
91-6
96-3
96-7
84-7
95-2
106-8
102-1
114-4
94-7
79-9
93-4
96-7
93-2
92-7
89 6
86-8
84-9
82-3
82-4
83-4
820
82-4
84 i
88-6
88-3
85 1
83-4
83-0
80-1
81-0
81-8
80-9
81-4
81-0
87-0
88-6
92-3
92-9
88-3
90-9
92-5
90-1
87-9
84-5
79-5
56-3
54-2
47-6
43-4
42-9
39-8
39-8
38-9
39-7
43-6
43-2
83-6
79-7
75-5
76-8
71-2
63-2
69-2
72-2
74-0
71-7
70-4
49-2
41-0
34-6
32-9
30-9
36-9
51-2
46-4
43-7
39-9
22-8
74-1
77-1
72-8
70-1
71-3
69-9
72-8
71-7
73-2
71-6
71-2
96-1
94-3
95-9
98-9
97-6
95-5
98-2
96-9
98-6
95-4
95-7
105-0
106-5
104-8
105-6
104 -3
102-6
104-0
102-6
102-2
102-4
98-4
88-2
87-1
84-2
84-3
85-0
80-7
82-8
83-2
83-C
85-6
81-6
98-1
98-4
98-4
98-8
97-7
94-1
96-0
98-3
97-4
95-6
92-4
106-6
109-0
107-5
107-0
105-3
102-7
105-1
105-1
105-1
103-8
100-7
108-3
109-8
110-0
108-6
109-2
106-2
106-9
109-7
111-3
110-3
109-3
85-8
81-0
77-7
78-8
72-7
65-0
64-8
66-6
58-5
53-2
56-4
123-1
122-0
117-7
115-9
113-1
110-5
110-9
109-4
108 ■?
110-7
112-7
122-5
121-0
117-0
110-8
110-3
110-1
102-0
103-6
104-7
98-4
96-7
72-6
74-1
68-7
66-7
67-3
63-9
62-6
61-7
58-2
60-6
61-4
65-4
68-7
61-5
55-5
61-2
53-8
62-0
60-1
62-1
64-9
51-9
81-7
82-0
79-8
79-2
77-2
71-4
70-8
68-4
62-8
68-2
66-3
30-7
27-1
260
26-2
27-0
23-4
24-8
23-9
22-7
24-1
24-1
66-0
64-7
66-1
72-4
83-4
82-6
59-1
47-8
52-5
60-3
82-7
44-1
40-0
42-9
46-3
51-5
49-4
38-5
33-6
32-8
38-9
53-1
102-3
104-0
100-5
98-8
96-1
95-7
96-5
96-6
98 -<
97-4
94-9
139-0
140-0
133-8
132-1
130-2
128-3
126-6
128-6
131-2
132-7
133-4
80-5
79-6
74-7
70-9
69-9
67-1
66-2
67-1
66-4
64-6
66-4
96-9
95-5
93-9
92-9
91-6
90-7
90-1
89-5
89-3
90-2
89-3
87-6
86-9
87-5
84-7
83-8
82-7
83-3
82-8
80-2
80-8
811
116-2
117-4
114-4
1120
111-9
110-5
114-6
115-1
114-4
1151
117-9
81-4
81-3
811
78-0
76-5
74-9
74-9
74-8
71-6
71-2
72-0
90-9
83-6
89-5
78-5
79-6
80-1
80-0
78-5
76-1
83-2
82-3
126-0
119-3
99-9
87-1
73-6
65-9
63-3
66-2
661
69-9
82-6
74-7
65-8
66-ii
62-2
53-1
46-9
42-4
40-1
36-1
36-0
37-0
416-2
394-4
269-4
163-2
97-5
81-8
77-5
87-2
100-7
120-9
161-0
84-3
81-1
70-3
60-8
581
54-6
59-6
64-4
60-6
66-8
73-2
121-9
118-9
117-6
109-0
103-5
97-2
102-3
97-3
102-9
102-8
104-4
117-5
117-3
117-8
117-4
115-9
115-3
114-0
114-3
113-7
111-6
113-4
123-8
123-0
124-8
124-1
123-7
120-7
120-6
120-9
120-2
115-2
117-8
103-0
103-5
102-8
103-5
100-9
101-2
100-9
100-4
99-6
99-2
99-6
96-9
92-1
89-6
95-3
91-1
85-3
83-7
81-8
87-0
86-1
83-2
91-1
90-6
88-9
85-2
83-9
80-1
81-4
81-3
79-6
81-3
84-9
94-6
95-1
911
88-4
83-9
84-6
82-5
82-7
80-3
82-6
84-3
951
95-2
92-8
88-9
86-2
84-6
87-0
90-4
86-0
83-3
88-1
84-1
84-6
82-9
81-7
80-2
76-1
77-4
77-7
75-2
74-2
77-4
96-7
95-5
92-3
88-9
85-4
82-1
82-7
83-9
81-1
82-5
82-9
110-9
105-9
107-4
109-8
102-4
97-2
101-4
94-2
92-7
93-4
94-8
102-2
100-2
97-9
96-7
94-3
91-8
90-0
90-8
89-7
87-8
87-6
106-0
109 9
103-1
95-9
92-9
91-5
92-6
88-2
91-9
94-4
91-7
93-8
89-0
86-6
83-9
82-9
78-9
75-8
75-9
76-1
75-3
73-0
74-7
94-1
80-3
81-8
87-8
78-0
69-3
50-3
66-0
65-5
85-5
92-8
91-3
89-2
86-7
870
85-1
82-5
82-2
81-0
78-5
79-6
92-1
89-7
87-3
89-7
87-3
84-2
84-8
85-1
86-2
84-5
86-1
1931
Dec.
125-5
146-0
132-1
103-9
78-7
88-6
195-9
96-6
142-1
82-6
78-5
141-7
4,901
-28-5
1,827
-38-9
1932
Jan.
64-5
66-9
60-7
85-7
76-4
48-3
79-5
90-6
56-8
42-0
66-7
78-7
4,052
-19-6
1,445
-34-2
Feb.
481
69-8
52-1
87-4
75-4
64-5
78-7
83-8
54-1
34-9
65-0
75-3
4,170
1,529
-35-2
Mar.
62-5
103-0
85-8
90-8
88-3
49-5
89-3
89-5
65-6
31-9
67-3
85-7
4,950
2,025
-43-0
April
87-3
72-3
98-4
87-4
127-8
53-6
103-1
92-4
93-9
28-6
68-0
94-5
7,345
-49-5
3,000
-52-5
May
75-3
91-7
79-3
119-6
52-9
103-9
85-7
120-1
26-6
64-5
91-8
9,615
-33-9
3,788
-40-1
June
107-5
63-7
110-8
84-4
119-2
43-7
102-3
83-4
109-5
20-9
62-6
92-6
9,151
-20-7
3,472
July
83-1
70-9
68-7
79-0
93-2
32-7
88-0
86-7
89-2
15-9
63-9
82-0
6,632
-35-8
2,475
-41-0
Aug.
57-3
69-2
51-6
79-3
92-2
44-9
81-6
76-0
94-0
22-1
65-6
74-1
-10-9
2,185
-24-8
Sept.
71-6
62-7
80-7
76-8
123-5
54-9
94-0
80-6
104-5
38-8
64-7
84-2
5,018
-15-8
1,897
-27-4
Oct.
76-5
68-3
87-2
81-2
108-8
58-4
109-9
88-2
102-7
39-0
61-5
94-0
4,361
-32-2
1,583
-40-5
Nov.
77-3
57-0
85-6
79-3
92-2
55-6
97-7
80-4
79-4
40-7
56-1
85-7
4,286
-17-0
1,334
-37-8
3,619
-26-2
1.125
-38-4
20
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Table 14. Trend of Business in the Five Economic Areas 1
A reus and Items
Business in Five Economic
Areas—
Canada —
Contracts awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment. Average 1826-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Maritime Provinces—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1926=100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Quebec —
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Emolovment. Average 1926—100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Ontario—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Prairie Provinces—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1926—100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
British Columbia —
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1926-100
Bank Debits ...$000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
1932
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct
12.738
2,762
89-7
2,071
37,082
238
416
85
99-9
48-4
2.207
15
2.P20
930
85-9
666
11,167
82
6,347
1.053
92-7
863
16,537
91
1.906
317
91-3
359
5,203
35
1,249
376
77-5
134-7
1,96?
15
14,803
2. 579
88-7
1,990
37,85?
221
3,023
80
93 1
39-6
2,275
12
7,0*0
797
86-5
576
12,157
92
3,956
1,174
91-8
922
16,390
79
243
281
88-2
329
4,923
30
501
247
78-7
123-3
2,112
10,767
3,324
87-5
2,024
37,206
72
88-3
41-2
2,395
13
3,297
950
85-0
638
11,354
4,579
1,698
91-1
861
16,035
68
2,006
345
86-1
353
5,031
40
572
259
80-9
130-4
2,391
9
10,113
4,237
87 5
2,074
33,425
190
585
473
87-8
42-5
1,781
13
2,948
830
86-0
596
9,845
75
4,018
1.820
89-5
925
14,851
79
1,724
825
87-6
379
4,702
17
288
82-7
1311
2,246
6
14,186
5,290
89-1
2,175
30,779
204
338
147
96-4
49-2
1,939
14
7.390
1,467
87-8
676
12,155 12,540
4,388 4,227
88-7 86-3
2,203
40,744
176
1.333
131
96-4
43-6
2,242
18
4,16«
1,535
86-6
693
8,913)13.116
8.0 61
4,168
1.511
89-9
967
13,660
79
1,417
1,904
89-3
358
4,289
20
874
262
83-7
124-9
1,978
11
4,321
2,064
89-2
944
17,258
70
1,852
470
90-5
397
5.750
17
474
124-1
2,378
10
2,176
34,226
175
630
207
90-1
46-2
2,381
3,444
2,120
84-4
647
9,924
72
6,793
1,115
86-9
975
14,587
65
1,023
480
90-1
388
5,323
21
651
304
81-4
118-3
2,011
9
12,689
3,331
86-0
2,116
28,124
188
961
118
87-8
41-8
1,797
6,858
1,145
85-3
641
8,533
3,360
977
851
895
11,608
72
367
91-6
406
4,370
15
679
724
82-8
131-8
1,816
9,647
2,204
86-7
2,098
25,023
192
344
71
84-9
43-3
1,532
3,475
455
85-8
623
7,757
4,691
901
86-1
917
10,433
64
644
337
94-6
402
3.633
21
493
439
82-1
112-1
1,668
Nov. Dec
8,876
3,056
84-7
2,367
29,657
199
508
139
86-8
43-2
1,749
15
4,859
1.289
83-6
692
8,92*
2,722
1,154
84-2
927
12,498
73
222
91-6
159
253
77-8
124-6
1,802
5
10,170
2,505
83-2
2,466
33,739
229
348
134
83-8
40-6
2,068
15
82-9
710
9,895
2,861
1,522
84-1
1,158
14,461
SO
828
104
86-7
435
5,291
35
1,196
136
73-8
122 2
2,024
10
4,190
1,481
78-5
2.085
33,249
196
542
72
801
39-4
2,042
10
1,248
261
77-8
606
9,793
80
1,476
939
78-8
904
14,290
69
48
137
84
410
5,083
31
875
72
69-7
125-3
2,041
1933
Jan.
3,362
1,164
76-8
1,969
29,171
124
43
76-5
38-2
1,914
1,523
328
75-7
607
8,879
950
316
78-5
853
12,013
101
308
30-4
354
,377
168
68-0
117-4
1,988
'Employment indexes apply to first of following month.
Table 15. Mineral Production by Months
Minerals
1931
1932
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Mineral Ftoduction-
Metals —
Gold
000 oz.
000 oz.
tons
tons
tons
tons
000 tons
000 bbls.
000 M cu. ft.
tons
000 tons
tons
tons
ALS—
000 bbls.
$000
tons
240-6
1,525
1.765
11,645
10,686
7,289
1,203
106-2
2,899
10,523
53-20
591
13,641
371
526
23,972
233 -i
1.773
1,594
9,838
10,734
7,555
1,188
96-9
3,220
10,190
6 41
700
9,723
271
335
23,685
225-9
1,601
1,787
11,214
10,077
7,112
1,230
90-8
3,044
7,706
6-10
945
10,332
236
296
23,632
255-7
1,460
1,877
11,831
10.666
7,583
1,049
97-5
3,010
8.937
5-86
1.160
13,093
276
311
29,108
246-4
1,645
1,692
11,039
10,812
7,325
739
95-6
2,354
8.830
15-55
415
15,326
427
362
26,744
268-5
1,418
1,736
10,678
10,075
7,624
697
95-2
1,760
9,942
32-24
423
15,406
531
404
30,014
270-5
1,311
1,581
10,335
11,228
7,333
752
89-5
1,131
7,977
70-71
479
15,409
567
428
27..290
247-9
1,825
1,480
9,045
10,027
7,603
653
86-9
982
7,164
80-14
635
13,869
457
375
27,185
262-6
1,447
420
8.802
10,899
6,866
720
85-2
912
9.918
69-46
360
14,331
510
386
27,733
260-5
1,172
339
9,406
9,947
6,651
929
79-8
1,158
11.001
52-53
375
15,218
509
356
28,550
253-1
1,511
1,071
11,293
9,930
6,852
1,229
78-8
1,712
13,232
52-34
482
16,683
411
323
34,822
252-5
1,515
614
8,858
13,180
6,653
1,263
77-1
2,182
11,616
27-60
433
18,640
193
249
29,211
266-7
Nickel
Copper
Lead
684
11,105
9,972
Zinc
Fuels—
Coal
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Non-metals—
Asbestos
6,984
1,160
80-8
2,699
14,478
19-61
Feldspar
Salt
Structural Materi
493
Clay products
Lime
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21
Table 16. Weekly Indicators of Economic Activity
in Canada
, 1932-3
December
January
February
Items
3
10
17
24
31
7
14
21
28
2
9
Statistics of Grain Trade—
Receipts Country Elevators —
Wheat 000 bushels
6,548
6,212
3,618
3,128
1,897
2,365
2,423
2,236
2,412
3,233
Oats 000 bushels
646
550
347
287
178
183
213
226
290
427
Barley 000 bushels
392
421
249
235
161
136
104
77
118
123
Flax 000 bushels
19
28
16
21
14
20
11
10
12
14
Rye 000 bushels
36
31
14
21
17
14
22
13
18
20
Visible Supply —
Wheat 000,000 bushels
237-2
235-8
236-9
236-1
237-4
236-9
231-2
229-5
229-2
230-1
229-5
Oats 000 bushels
9,115
9,359
9,537
9,322
9,233
9,205
9,090
9,225
9,345
9,389
9,244
Barley 000 bushels
6,024
6,233
6,515
6,630
6,772
6,755
6,740
6,770
6,806
6,776
6,768
Flax 000 bushels
1,582
1,501
1,473
1,421
1,436
1,451
1,458
1,474
1,480
1,483
1,454
Rye 000 bushels
4,770
4,865
4,911
4,979
4,990
5,002
5.009
5,008
5,020
5,020
5,044
Aver. Cash Price Ft. William and Pt.
Arthur —
Wheat No. 1 Nor % per bush .
•457
•443
•420
•409
•416
•445
•445
•445
•452
•457
•471
OatsNo.2C.W
•225
•239
•685
•217
•286
•693
•204
•281
•691
•201
•267
•702
•217
•266
•720
•224
•275
•780
•223
•277
•778
•224
•273
•761
•229
•280
•773
•226
•275
•772
•230
Barley No. 3 C.W
•275
Flax No. 1 N.W.C
•777
Rye No. 1 C.W
•295
•309
•299
•290
•289
•315
•315
•300
•310
•314
•319
Sales and Prices of Live Stock—
Sales on Stock \ards —
Cattle No.
14,633
11,612
9,079
5,114
5,234
6,003
12,619
12,000
10,709
9,504
8,691
Calves "
4,884
3,371
3,423
2,759
1,746
2,514
3,783
3,430
3,409
4,013
4,085
Hogs "
30,951
26,917
28,920
26,294
16,553
10,813
27,532
24,613
25,760
22,217
17,401
Sheep "
12,598
6,509
6,669
5,137
1,692
4,185
6,425
6,000
5,167
3,696
2,625
Prices at Toronto —
Steers, 1,000-1,200 lbs per cwt. $
3-97
3-52
3-53
3-76
3-93
3-45
3-64
3-72
3-58
3-53
3-59
Calves, good veal " $
5-75
5-74
6-22
5-84
6-65
6-24
6-04
6-00
6-25
6-29
6-54
Hogs, thick smooth " $
4-13
4-05
3-79
3-95
4-00
3-75
3-80
3-82
3-75
3-65
3-68
Lambs, good handy weight " $
4-74
4-75
5-34
5-41
5-00
5-79
6-02
6-13
5-69
5-69
5-66
Carloadings, Totals-
Grain and grain products
9,431
6,395
4,991
3,853
2,684
2,854
4,730
4,497
4,119
3,715
2,619
1,658
5,011
1,315
5,964
1,273
6,264
951
4,968
845
3,725
1,080
4,208
1,201
5,082
1,400
4,956
1,221
4,387
1,164
4,825
819
Coal
5,507
Coke
759
734
649
1,370
819
697
588
1,407
1,146
603
441
1,331
1,062
538
643
1,150
542
377
478
889
696
383
640
1,189
875
418
710
1,456
851
545
773
1,501
661
523
922
1,258
886
592
980
1,221
1,389
575
928
Pulp and paper
1,425
Other forest products
2,236
1,846
1,926
1,763
1,321
1,328
1,341
1,325
1,444
1,471
1,293
Ore
620
12,572
604
12,182
656
12,096
701
11,147
725
9,097
649
8,749
602
10,731
625
10,836
500
11,006
541
10,610
613
Mdse L.C.L. . .
10,411
7,227
42,267
6,187
38,004
5,767
36,494
4,987
31,763
4,388
25,071
5,006
26,782
5,480
32,626
5,641
32,950
5,396
31,437
5,906
31,911
5,112
Total cars loaded
30,691
Total cars received from connections
17,984
17,547
17,697
17,339
14,271
14,995
17,070
17,984
17,474
17,119
16,211
Indexes of Carloadings, 1926=100 —
53-42
55-84
61-33
152-10
22-63
49-39
55-60
42-56
44-74
73-92
139-52
24-18
40-78
56-44
39-60
44-59
80-63
219-54
22-53
28-47
51-69
37-44
45-07
66-51
199-25
20-51
32-77
45-65
34-98
70-95
59-36
118-34
18-02
26-23
43-24
38-91
66-75
71-39
172-28
19-78
28-34
61-80
50-23
50-53
70-49
184-60
17-50
22-98
59-33
51-93
65-30
73-50
176-92
20-23
19-96
59-71
53-77
60-06
68-35
136-01
19-13
22-36
50-77
48-20
59-36
75-95
179-72
20-07
21-26
49-06
33-27
43-11
Coal
93-15
Coke
294-90
Lumber
19-12
Pulpwood
19-18
Pulp and paper
56-12
Other forest products
71-48
60-96
69-36
72-28
66-99
69-71
51-42
41-51
44-06
39-07
33-75
Ore
40-82
75-48
54-11
59-64
65 06
52-43
40-19
72-89
50-04
56-86
59-51
53-14
43-47
74-03
51-02
58-73
60-69
55-98
47-62
70-99
46-82
55-08
55-24
54-88
56-38
70-98
41-20
54-68
57-42
50-20
50-39
74-49
60-34
60-10
60-77
59-00
43-85
77-63
56-45
59-73
59-83
59-66
44-36
76-57
54-76
58-57
56-07
63-03
36-58
76-29
53-45
56-60
55-07
59-47
39-23
72-47
55-14
55-93
54-87
57-96
43-23
Merchandise
70-00
Miscellaneous
46-49
Total for Canada
53-22
Eastern Division
53-41
Western Division
52-80
Indexes of Common Stock Prices—
Industrials —
Total (96)
54-7
53-7
53-3
52-6
52-0
53-5
54-7
53-7
53-5
52-0
51-5
Iron and steel(19)
43-6
1-8
40-5
88-7
31-9
77-0
37-8
65-3
41-5
1-8
39-5
86-0
32-7
76-3
37-4
64-9
41-2
1-8
40-1
85-0
32-3
77-0
37-2
64-6
41-5
1-7
40-1
83-9
31-1
75-1
36-0
64-0
41-5
1-4
38-2
83-1
31-1
76-0
35-2
63-4
44-4
1-4
38-0
85-8
30-6
75-8
35-1
65-4
45-5
1-3
38-6
89-4
29-9
75-9
35-0
66-2
44-8
1-2
37-2
88-3
29-2
74-9
34-7
64-3
45-4
1-1
37-2
86-6
30-5
76-0
33-9
65-1
43-0
1-7
35-9
83-3
28-5
75-2
33-5
63-6
40-5
Pulp and paper (9)
1-8
Milling (5)
34-6
Oils (4)
80-5
Textiles and clothing (9)
28-1
Food and allied products (21)
74-8
Beverages (8)
32-9
Miscellaneous (21)
65-8
Utilities—
Total (18)
40-7
32-0
60-7
46-2
40-0
311
60-5
45-7
40-4
31-5
62-0
45-8
41-0
33-1
61-2
45-4
40-5
32-6
60-2
45-1
41-4
33-4
61-2
46-1
41-6
33-4
62-0
46-4
40-6
31-5
62-3
46-1
40-0
30-2
64-1
45-8
37-1
26-8
59-3
43-8
36-3
Transportation (2)
25-7
Telephone and telegraph (2)
58-1
Power and traction (14)
43-5
Companies Abroad—
Total (8)
44-3
62-1
29-5
47-7
43-9
61-5
29-2
46-9
44-5
62-5
29-4
47-0
44-3
60-8
30-4
47-0
43-6
59-7
30-1
46-4
44-7
61-7
30-5
47-6
44-5
61-7
30-2
48-1
43-4
60-6
28-9
47-1
43-4
60-6
28-9
46-8
41-4
57-4
27-9
44-5
41-5
Industrial (1)
58-4
Utility (7)
27-1
Grand total (122)
44-0
Mining Stocks —
Gold (11)
61-4
77-1
23-1
63-5
62-6
75-0
22-6
64-0
63-1
72-1
22-0
63-7
61-9
68-4
21-0
61-9
63-1
68-0
22-0
62-7
65-4
72-3
24-6
65-5
65-4
73-5
25-8
64-9
72-0
2fi-n
67-6
76-8
28-3
68-3
70-6
79-0
27-6
70-9
77-5
Copper (4)
86-9
Silver and miscellaneous (5)
29-7
Total Index (20)
65-81 65-1
77-9
22
Table 17. Bank
Millions
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Debits to Individual Accounts in the Clearing House Centres of Cana
of Dollars, with Annual Totals for Leading Cities and Economic Areas
da in
Year
Canada
Halifax
Saint
John
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancou-
ver
Maritime
Provinces
Quebec
°*"*> i5££.
British
Columbia
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
27,157
28,126
30,358
36,094
43,477
46,670
37,491
31,536
25,844
249
292
310
325
405
425
362
330
258
262
208
215
219
249
273
246
235
214
7,502
7,766
9,133
11,780
13,962
15.558
12,271
9,757
7,136
7,659
7,588
8,210
10,537
12,673
13,714
10, 055
9,512
8,066
3,793
4,183
3,877
4,005
5,188
4.789
3,712
3,280
1 3,138
1,410
1,475
1,553
1,596
1.982
2,366
1,813
1,416
1,190
585
572
605
628
745
798
708
653
519
8,133
8,475
9,909
12,744
14,913
16,488
13,137
10,550
7,766
11,209
11,236
11.998
14,642
17,312
18,543
15,044
13,377
11,259
5,505
6,000
5,886
6,127
8,005
7,923
6,279
5,201
4,797
1,725
1,842
1,960
2.053
2,499
2,923
2,322
1,806
1,503
Clearing House
Centres
1932
1933
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Bank
Marit
Hali
Mon
Sain
T
QUEBE
Mon
Quel
Sher
T
Ontar
Brar
Cha
Fort
Han
Kinj
Kite
Lone
Otta
Pete
Sarn
Sudt
Tore
Wine
T
Prair
Brar
Catg
Edrr
Leth
Med
Moo
Prin
Reei
Sask
Winr
T
Britis
New
Van(
Vict
T
T
Debits
[me Provinces
fax
S
22-2
7-5
18-7
t
17-7
6-3
15-6
$
19-7
5-7
15-9
%
211
6-3
15-2
26-3
6-0
16-9
5
21-4
6-4
15-7
S
24-1
6-2
15-9
S
20-3
5-6
15-9
22-6
5-6
15-1
$
21-7
5-7
15-8
1
21-1
6-0
13.5
S
19-9
6-2
13-3
$
19-4
6-5
12-4
cton
otals
48-4
39-6
41-2
42-5
49-2
43-6
46-2
41-8
43-3
43-2
40-6
39-4
38-2
c—
617-6
42-4
5-9
530-7
39-5
6-1
587-9
45-0
5-4
548-9
41-0
6-0
612-0
58-2
60
639-7
47-4
6-3
587-6
54-3
5-5
592-6
43-1
5-8
576-6
40-S
5-8
631-1
55-4
5-7
654- 1
49-9
5-7
556-8
43-5
5-8
546-4
55-4
5-1
666-0
576-2
638-3
595-9
676-2
693-4
647-4
641-4
623-3
692-2
709-7
606-1
607-0
IO—
7-1
5-6
3-9
44-9
4-7
9-1
27-0
122-0
5-6
5-6
3-5
606-8
171
6-3
5-1
4-3
43-2
3-6
7-5
24-9
127-4
4-6
7-7
3-1
666-0
17-6
6-5
5-1
3-4
45-9
3-9
7-3
25-7
122-6
4-6
6-4
3-5
607-8
18-6
7-4
5-6
4-4
46-8
4-5
8-2
25-6
141-2
4-7
6-9
3-7
646-2
20-3
6-9
60
4-6
48-1
4-8
7-9
28-0
174-6
4-4
8-5
3-4
650-8
18-9
7-7
5-2
5-1
45-4
5-0
8-8
32-1
159-0
4-7
8-8
4-3
639-7
18-5
8-5
4-3
5-4
40-1
5-4
8-1
28-8
132-6
4-8
8-8
3-1
708-8
17-0
6-2
4-8
4-6
43-2
4-2
6-9
23-3
124-4
3-9
6-8
2-9
644-6
18-4
6-6
11-0
4-4
45-4
5-3
7-6
22-7
83-8
4-4
11-8
3-2
692-7
18-1
7-5
4-4
4-2
41-5
4-8
8-2
26-3
89-5
4-0
9-2
3-2
707-2
17-3
6-9
6-8
5-6
43-4
4-3
8-6
24-9
203-1
4-3
6-6
3-3
823-4
17-3
7-7
6-4
5-3
3-6
32-5
3-9
7-7
24-5
86-8
3-9
6-7
2-6
655-3
13-3
7-7
5-4
39-0
4-7
8-0
26-6
99-2
5-4
8-1
3-1
672-1
16-7
William
rborough
otals
862-9
921-5
861-3
925-3
966-9
944-2
975-9
894-2
917-0
927-4
1,158-5
903-8
852-5
tE Provinces-
2-6
42-6
44-9
2-9
1-7
5-5
1-8
33-3
9-9
213-8
2-4
40-7
29-5
2-6
1-6
4-4
1-7
27-5
8-1
210-8
2-8
40-2
41-0
2-4
1-7
4-6
1-7
44-1
9-0
205-2
2-5
40-5
35-7
2-9
1-7
4-4
20
45-3
9-9
234-1
3-0
42-0
31-2
2-9
1-5
5-0
1-8
39-3
9-8
221 4
2-8
48-9
32-3
31
1-6
5-2
1-8
34-2
9-3
258-3
2-7
34-6
28-9
3-0
1-7
5-6
1-7
35-9
8-8
264-7
2-7
37-3
30-6
3-3
1-5
4-4
1-6
36-7
9-7
278-8
3-1
43-4
28-2
3-6
1-7
5-1
1-6
41-0
10-0
264-6
3-5
51-0
34-0
3-7
2-4
6-1
1-8
61-6
11-5
404-2
2-8
48-6
26-8
3-5
2-0
5-2
1-8
34-1
9-8
300-8
2-6
43-9
30-4
3-3
1-8
5-3
1-0
29-8
9-2
281-7
2-2
43-9
37-6
2-6
1-5
4-5
1-4
27-2
7-7
225-2
icine Hat
ce Albert
na
otals
359-0
329-4
352-8
379-1
357-9
397-5
387-8
406-5
402-2
579-7
435-3
410-0
353-8
h Columbia—
Westminster.
4-7
104-6
25-4
4-0
101-6
17-7
4-2
100-6
25-6
4-6
105-6
21-0
4-4
97-9
22-5
4-2
961
23-8
4-6
91-7
22-0
4-2
105-1
22-5
4-2
89-1
18-9
4-2
102-1
18-4
3-6
97-9
20-6
4-1
98-1
23-0
3-5
91-3
22-5
otals
134-7
123-3
130-4
131-1
124-9
124-1
118-3
131-8
112-1
124-6
122-2
125-3
117-4
otals Cai
tada.
2,071-0
1,990-0
2,024-0
2,073-9
2,175-2
2,202-8
2.175-6
2,115-7
2,097-1
2,367-2
2,466-3
2,084-6
1,968-9
Table 18. Indexes of Employment by Cities, 1926 = 100
1st of Month
1931
1932
1933
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Employ-
ment-
Montreal
95-4
96-7
88-0
87-4
89-8
91-2
911
91-7
88-6
85-5
86-3
88-0
84-8
85-1
77-5
76-1
Quebec
120-0
108-7
100-8
100-9
101-9
102-0
104-0
105-6
104-8
101-0
105-8
100-2
98-5
95-9
92-6
88-9
Toronto
105-6
104-8
99-6
97-8
97-8
97-8
97-5
96-8
94-6
92-3
91-6
93-5
92-5
91-2
86-5
84-7
Ottawa
118-6
112-7
108-9
104-5
96-6
101-7
102-5
100-9
99-3
97-6
98-0
94-4
94-1
92-6
85-8
85-7
Hamilton
96-3
94-0
91-3
90-2
90-4
87-4
86-9
84-9
84-4
80-6
77-1
77-6
77-8
76-6
70-7
70-4
Windsor
67-7
72-3
83-5
81-4
80-4
89-8
88-3
91-0
89-6
80-0
71-8
58-7
62-5
63-7
63-9
67-2
Winnipeg
93-5
93-2
92-5
89-6
88-5
86-8
86-1
85-2
87-0
86-0
85-1
85-6
84-3
82-2
80-8
77-8
Vancouver. . .
101-5
98-3
91-1
90-1
87-8
87-8
87-ff
89-4
88-7
87-9
89-0
88-5
87-9
85-8
82-5 81-2
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
23
Table 19. Building Permits Issued by Sixty-
one Cities in Canada in
Thousands of Dollars
City
1932
1933
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Building Permits—
Nova Scotia
77
66
56
213
106
92
120
67
51
102
109
49
37
65
66
51
1
5
108
26
79
95
2
9
89
1
3
105
1
14
67
40
92
2
8
108
49
37
13
10
New Brunswick. . .
8
14
16
260
40
39
88
51
49
36
25
23
6
2
2
13
3
32
225
4
12
24
3
6
31
5
58
24
1
23
27
""29
20
2
5
29
12
2
6
19
Saint John
8
22
6
Quebec
930
797
950
830
1,467
1,536
2,116
1,151
530
1.290
609
261
328
Montreal and Mai-
sonneuve
865
35
728
34
5
26
4
839
72
14
24
1
661
70
7
18
32
42
1,311
115
2
20
13
5
1,420
52
4
28
8
23
1,810
241
46
8
12
973
99
6
32
8
33
338
61
77
11
1
43f
1,149
68
1
12
59
248
320
4
4
33
216
12
308
12
Sherbrooke...
Three Rivers
Westmount
17
12
2
1
30
4
"•*4
1,054
1,174
1,689
1,820
1,512
2,067
1,116
977
901
1,175
1,522
939
316
Belleville
3
46
2
9
1
4
80
13
15
69
2
1
83
4
4
22
2
2
1
541
132
23
2
2
2
6
105
3
31
5
'""140
2
20
7
11
19
15
114
13
5
79
1
351
17
35
9
41
13
11
98
89
138
87
36
9
145
5
11
18
4
12
14
5
9
817
157
21
11
19
8
9
63
12
17
111
108
19
63
10
6
132
2
16
156
7
14
4
15
13
514
171
4
3
1
14
7
10
23
10
38
149
28
37
49
106
6
261
14
12
7
18
8
34
376
126
8
699
"'2
6
13
2
28
8
8
187
8
2
35
2
1
115
6
8
31
4
50
2
4
13
394
115
3
66
i
2
12
14
13
72
30
25
27
1
1
76
1
100
5
6
22
4
29
381
119
9
13
1
8
9
6
76
3
14
105
22
13
35
2
5
68
1
1
14
3
9
14
5
11
317
129
1
8
8
29
5
6
8
3
15
348
19
33
31
2
4
91
3
8
12
12
8
3
9
383
111
11
6
2
22
10
45
7
37
38
2
7
38
1
6
25
2
18
4
5
1
1,197
46
2
3
2
3
1
1
Fort William
Gait
2
12
8
8
22
3
1
39
1
1
30
Niagara Falls
4
48
....
3
2
2
....
2
805
9
2
2
11
2
Peterborough
Port Arthur
11
"'42
2
8
605
97
2
14
33
12
3
5
'"k
12
589
386
6
13
1
2
1
1
St. Catharines
St. Thomas
1
10
3
Sault Ste. Marie. .
134
York and East
Townships
Welland
53
6
11
11
l
5
4
7
6
3
1
3
11
1
1
11
Walker ville
3
3
3
1
17
1
4
3
12
1
10
Woodstock
3
2
1
Manitoba
106
64
41
199
1,108
135
202
171
132
79
30
115
17
1
63
1
5
36
5
54
139
7
28
1,073
2
4
128
6
3
192
1
10
161
7
6
118
1
6
72
30
2
100
13
St. Boniface
1
105
1
16
Saskatchewan
379
218
249
179
486
155
207
163
137
90
39
73
257
Moose Jaw
41
30
307
35
20
163
40
95
114
61
18
100
52
26
409
24
22
108
112
7
88
15
19
129
6
18
113
5
9
76
12
26
1
1
71
256
2
Alberta
177
179
85
431
431
249
191
159
154
118
51
20
34
44
23
110
142
30
7
50
31
2
2
250
160
13
8
74
347
9
1
74
171
2
1
68
112
9
1
55
76
22
5
71
74
8
1
61
48
8
1
16
13
"*2i
13
6
1
15
Edmonton
Lethbridge
6
13
British Columbia..
376
247
269
298
272
198
314
734
449
253
136
72
168
1
4
8
3
339
4
18
1
5
17
10
194
3
17
1
8
13
13
187
11
36
4
1
8
1
212
5
66
11
*"i5
4
203
2
36
8
4
10
5
127
44
1
3
17
10
233
5
45
3
4
16
2
634
37
39
9
5
14
2
384
4
31
8
19
9
2
176
4
35
2
3
9
""m
"*io
1
Nanaimo
New Westminster.
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
North Vancouver.
Victoria
3
2
54
1
12
2
""i45
"'20
Total 61 cities. . .
3,211
2,845
3,395
4,37,1
5,483
4,749
4,410
3,523
2,450
3,171
2,553
1,569
1,164
1 Report not received.
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MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 20. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices: 1926 = 100
Classification
Totals
Component Material-
Vegetable products
Animal products
Textiles
Wood and paper
Iron and its products
Non-ferrous metals
Non-metallic minerals
Chemicals
Purpose — Consumers goods
Foods, beverages and tobacco.
Producers' goods
Producers' equipment
Producers' materials
Building and construction ma-
terials
Manufacturers' materials. . .....
Origin— Raw and partly manu-
factured
Fully and chiefly manufact'd
Field origin— raw
Manufactured
Totals
Animal origin— Raw
Manufactured
Totals
Canadian farm PRODuers-Field
Animal
Totals
Marine origin — Raw.
Manufactured . .
Totals
Forest origin— Raw
Manufactured
Totals
Mineral origin— Raw
Manufactured
Totals
Commodity Groups-
Fruits
Grains
Flour and milled products
Rubber and its products
Sugar and its products
Tobacco
Fishery products
Furs
Hides and skins
Leather, unmanufactured
Boots and shoes
Live stock
Meats and poultry
Milk and its products
Eggs
Cotton, raw
Cotton yarn and thread
Knit goods
Silk, raw
Artificial silk and its products. .
Wool, raw
Wool yarns
Newsprint
Lumber and timber
Pulp
Pig iron and steel billets
Rolling mill products
Scrap
Aluminium
Brass, copper and products
Lead and its products
Metallic nickel
Silver
Zinc and its products
Bricks
Coal
Coke
Petroleum and products
Lime
Cement
Asbestos
Fertilizers
1932
Jim
79
71-2
71-0
Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
69-2
71-2
72-0
691
71-2
720
54
62
47
39
78
80
26
64
32
67
72
71
76
86
91
45
94
50
44
97
50
41
100
91
100
72
91
105
71-2
71-4
67 7
71-2
70-5
66 6
82
39
55
52
72
50
64
50
26
77
90
66
53
55
49
34
78
80
24
64
27
67
72
68
70
86
91
45
97
47
39
97
51
39
100
88
100
76
91
105
71-2
720
66-6
100
75
91
105
71-2
72-0
66-8
69
40
97
51
40
99
89
100
75
91
105
71-2
72-4
66-9
71-2
72-0
650
71 2
72-3
64 8
71-2
72-3
640
1933
Jan.
63-9
71-2
72-3
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Table 21. Prices of Representative Commodities, and Wholesale Prices in Other Countries. 1
Description*
Wholesale Prices of Important
Commodities-
Oats, No. 2C.W bush
Wheat, No. 1 Man. Northern "
Flour, First Patent 2-98's
jute
Sugar, raw 96° Centrifugal
N.Y cwt.
Sugar, granulated, Montreal "
Rubber, ribbed, smoked
sheets, N.Y lb.
Rubber, Para, upriver, fine,
N.Y u
Cattle, steers, good 1,000-
1,200 lbs cwt.
Hogs, bacon, Toronto M
Beef hides, packer hides,
native steers lb.
8ole leather, mfr's. green
hide crops M
Box sides B. mill ft.
Butter, creamery, finest,
Montreal lb.
Cheese, Canadian, old large,
Montreal "
Eggs, fresh extras, Montreal doz.
Cotton, raw 1-1 1/16', Ham-
ilton lb.
Cotton yarns, 10's white
single "
Saxony, 4-50 yds to lb "
Gingham, dress, 6-50-7'75
yds to lb "
Silk, raw, grand double
extra.N.Y "
Wool , eastern br i gh t \ blood "
Wool, western range, semi-
bright, § blood **
1932
Jan.
5-025
1-351
4-560
•056
•065
5-
5-140
•070-
Pulp, ground wood No. t ton
Pig iron, basic mill '*
Steel merchant bars, mill. 100 lb
Copper, electrolytic domes-
tic cwt.
Lead, domestic, Montreal. . "
Tin ingots, Straits, Toronto lb.
Spelter, domestic, Montreal cwt.
Coal, anthracite, Toronto. . ton
Coal, bituminous, N.S. run-
of-mine M
Gasoline, Toronto gal.
Sulnhtiricn'*irl. fifi'Benume netton
Indexes of Wholesale Prices In
Other Countries— 1
United States—
Fisher, 200: 1926
Bureau of Labour, 550: 1926
Annalist, 72: 1913
United Kinedom —
Board of Trade, 150: 1913....
Economist, 58: 1927
France, Statistique General, 45:
1914
Germany, Federal Statistical
Office, 400: 1913
Belgium, Ministry of Labour,
130:1914
Netherlands, Central Bureau
Statistics, 48: 1913
Norway, Official, 95: 1913
Sweden, Commerce Dept., 160:
1913
Italy, Bachi, 100: 1913
Finland, Official, 139: 1926
India, Dept. of Statistics, 75:
1914
Japan, Bank of Japan, 56: 1913. .
Australia, Commonwealth Sta-
tistician, 92: 1911
New Zealand. Official, 180: 1913
Egypt, Dept. of Statistics,
Cairo, 23: 1913-1914
•340
•210
•237
•180
•313
•091
•203
•506
•923
2-903
•125
•090
24-260
18-0)0
2-250
9-750
4-260
•300
4-063
13-810
6-000
•175
16-000
65-3
67-3
94-0
105-8
65-4
Feb.
$
• 202
•632
5-100
1-146
4-560
Mar.
5-085
414
100-0
557
84
123
100
317
94
97
120-6
130-0
133-5
89
•046
•062
5-950
4-940
•055-
•065
•340
•210
•214
•180
•310
•091
•203
•506
•923
2-579
•125
•090
13-990
18-000
2-250
8-450
4-148
•208
3-936
13-810
6-000
•175
16-000
•851
4-465
•037
•057
5-840
4-900
•055-
•065
•330
•200
63-8
66 3
92-3
105-3
67-0
421
99-8
554
83
123
110
314
93
97
122-0
133-2
132-1
91
■272
•203
•506
•923
2-184
•120
•090
23-200
18-000
2-250
7-63;
3-85
•28!
3-82
12-750
6-000
•175
16-000
63-1
66-0
91-1
104-6
65-3
427
99-8
548
82
122
109
315
92
94
119-8
132-2
131-6
93
Apr
$
•323
•626
5 039
•725
4-370
•034
•058
5-1
4-540
•050-
•320
•200
•231
•180
•214
•082
•203
•495
•923
1-784
•110
•085-
•090
22-429
18-0(0
2-250
7-467
3-609
•255
3-634
12-342
6-000
•175
16-000
62-2
65-5
90-7
102-4
62-7
May
June
$
$
•355
•629
•338
•551
5-100
4-896
•653
4-275
•868
4-275
•035
•031
•063
•063
5-840
4-510
6-160
4-580
•'33-
•043
•030-
•040
•310
•200
•290
•190
•197
•191
•180
•209
•160
•241
•076
•072
•205
•495
•205
•495
•923
•923
1-688
•100
1-678
•090
July
$
•352
•547
1-304
4-370
•033
•064
6-140
5-030
-038-
•048
425
539
120
109
311
89
116-5
131-5
130-7
080
•085
22-160
18-000
2-250
6
3-320
•280
3-564
12-510
6-000
•185
16-000
61-0
64-4
100-7
60-5
421
97-2
526
79
120
109
305
113-6
129-4
130-4
21-690
18-000
2-250
6-791
3-145
•270
3-
12-510
6-000
•185
16-000
59-6
63-9
88-6
98-1
58-8
110-6
127-8
129-9
-160
•245
•079
■100
•495
•638
•090
•085
21-145
18-000
2-250
6-850
3-083
•285
3-355
12-510
6-000
•180
16-000
Aug.
60-4
64-5
92-1
97-7
60-1
404
95-9
512
76
122
108
296
87
111-6
128-4
129-9
78
1-323
4-370
•042
•068
6-050
5-210
■055-
•065
■289
•212
•160
•281
•096
•210
•495
•923
2-059
•095
•100
20
18-000
2-250
7-030
3-217
•300
3-561
12-757
6-000
•180
16-000
Sept.
4-600
1-197
4-370
61-8
65-2
94-2
99-5
61-9
394
95-4
524
75
123
108
296
91
117-7
130-1
130-2
77
•043
5-360
5-110
•075-
•085
•190
•245
•180
•330
•092
•225
•506
•923
2-107
•095
•105
20-472
18-000
2-250
7-61C
3-482
•318
3-802
12-981
6-000
•180
16-000
Oct.
4-500
1-277
4-370
62-7
65-3
95-2
102-1
64-0
397
95-1
533
76
123
110
300
90
91
126-5
132-4
129-5
78
•083
4-700
4-500
•070-
•190
•240
•180
•394
•082
-225
•484
•923
2-024
•095
•105
19-573
18-000
2-250
7-310
3-264
•315
3-667
13-328
5-250
-180
16-000
61
64-4
91-0
101-1
62-0
392
94-3
529
77
123
110
298
90
91
127-8
129-0
127-7
80
Nov.
•240
•467
4-500
1-254
4-370
•040
•085
4-220
3-920
•055-
•065
•270
•190
•235
•180
•490
•086
•225
•484
•959
2-006
•095
•105
19-795
18-000
2-250
7-305
3-373
•315
3-834
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
Dec.
4-400
•943
60-3
63-9
88-4
101-1
62-3
391
93-9
525
77
124
109
298
91
90
134-4
79
4-100
3-970
•043
•053
•190
•23
•18
■406
■21C
•484
•95!
1-965
•09(
■102
19-763
18-000
2-250
7-021
3-386
•305
3-971
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
58-5
62-6
85-7
101-1
61-1
390
92-4
522
76
123
108
90'"
139-5
1933
Jan.
$~
•225
•442
4-500
•795
4-180
-036
•070
4-110
3-760
•055-
•065
•260
•190
•235
•180
•318
■210
■484
•959
•623
-105
19-190
18-000
2-250
6-905
3-262
•300
3-924
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
56-4
82-4'
x For full description see the report on Prices and Price Indexes published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
Application for this publication should be made to the Dominion Statistician.
'The description includes the authority, the number of commo lities and the base year.
26 MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
TaWe 22. Total Value of Imports and Exports, by Groups, in Thousands of Dollars
Imports of Merchandise
for Consumption in
Canada
Month
Total
Imports
Vege-
table
Products
Animal
Pro-
ducts
Textiles
Wood
and
Paper
Iron and
its Pro-
ducts
Non-
Ferrous
Metals
Non-
Metallic
Minerals
Chemic-
als and
Allied
Products
Miscel-
laneous
Com-
modities
1930
Julv
$000
84,551
77,906
87.900
78,358
76,325
60,338
50,414
50,994
75,348
51,189
73,457
52,508
48,379
47,308
45,379
45,933
46,011
40,290
34,115
35,586
57,437
29,794
44,361
40,743
35,711
36,527
34.504
37,095
37,769
28,961
24,441
sooo
17,530
13,650
16,587
15,231
15,146
13,535
9.181
9,014
15,739
11,367
17,839
9,966
10,411
9,371
8,870
9,927
12,074
10,676
6,094
7,538
14,489
5,283
9,416
8,702
7,462
7,098
6,814
8,225
8,639
7.830
5,148
$000
3,549
3,784
4,579
3,867
3,324
2,451
2.665
2,540
4,187
2,240
3,344
2,362
2,287
2,206
2,150
1,796
1,544
1,309
1,482
1,640
2,204
1 096
1.756
1,611
1,330
1,251
1,265
1,425
1,427
977
942
$000
11,491
11,977
12,947
10,756
12,738
9,036
8,025
8,711
11,825
6,987
8,717
7,251
7,152
7,372
6,530
6,344
5,985
5,254
6,285
6,602
9,401
4.601
6,074
5.310
4,552
5,587
4.935
5,428
5,450
4,725
4,739
$000
4,863
3,796
3,951
4,198
3,693
3,059
2,808
2,815
3,951
2,798
3,530
3,146
2,790
2,743
2,696
2,862
2,505
2,279
1,968
2,032
2,660
1,553
2,078
1,922
1,778
1,745
1,754
1,907
1,859
1,566
1,304
$000
18,627
16,269
15,415
13,563
12,839
10.837
10,051
11,353
17,282
11,925
14,807
9,989
8,108
7,377
6,888
6,285
6,479
5,881
5,085
6,009
9,983
5,820
7,169
6,710
5,130
4,394
4,233
4,288
5,262
3,624
3,655
$000
5,162
5,494
5,504
5,452
5,914
4,394
3.202
3,363
4,620
3,018
3,953
3.157
2,984
2,958
2,958
3,055
2,849
2,335
2,256
2,091
2,688
1.688
2,085
1,733
1,513
1,402
1,496
1,655
1,908
1,129
914
$000
14,654
14,517
19,244
15,871
13,304
10,127
8,246
7,834
9,691
6,969
12,152
9.838
8,382
8,139
8,614
9,432
9,626
7,209
6,656
5,438
9,691
5.567
9,476
9,229
9,367
9,143
8,501
8,626
8,138
5.509
4,504
$000
2,899
2,525
3,241
3,151
3,384
2,549
1,935
2,094
3,372
2,375
3,898
2,530
2,290
2,666
2,537
2,422
2,721
2,497
1,950
1,874
2.971
1,998
2,942
2,556
2,081
2,217
2,336
2,770
2,577
1,588
1,292
$000
5,772
5,895
6,433
6,269
5,374
4,349
4,300
3,271
4.681
September
November
1931
March
3,512
5,217
4,270
3,975
4,477
4,142
June
July
August
October
3,809
3,127
2,851
1932
January
2,338
2,362
3,351
April
2,188
3,366
2,969
July
2,499
3,691
3,169
2,771
2,509
December
1933
January
2,012
1,943
Exports of Merchandise from Canada
Total
Exports
of
Mdse.
Domestic Produce
Month
Total
Exports
of Can-
adian
Produce
Vege-
table
Pro-
ducts
Animal
Pro-
ducts
Tex-
tiles
Wood
and
Paper
Iron
and
its
Pro-
ducts
Non-
Ferrous
Metals
Non-
Metallic
Miner-
als
Chemi-
cal and
Allied
Pro-
ducts
Miscel-
laneous
Com-
modi-
ties
1930
Julv
$000
77,906
70,613
82,190
84,298
74,592
68,053
45,634
44,914
56,296
34,674
60,845
55,320
50.671
49,894
49,909
68,534
58,430
54,218
39,063
37,019
41,019
27.455
41,402
41,701
43,032
41,855
42,665
57,160
46,621
43,109
32,000
$000
76,408
69,290
81.046
82,781
73,060
66,820
44,683
43,873
55, 048
33.935
59,833
54,348
49,675
48,764
48,901
55,538
57,487
53,255
38,367
36,431
39,749
26 976
40,594
40,945
42,321
41,314
42,187
56,626
45,945
42,616
31,562
$000
27,689
25,729
33.911
37,358
34.542
24,647
11,638
13,541
15,982
7,625
26,502
21,394
14,496
14,611
13,958
19,337
27,828
22,945
11,070
12,363
12,291
8,722
16,920
15,042
17,302
15,664
20,382
30,638
21,978
21,676
12,042
$000
7,749
7.289
9,084
8,320
7,765
6,322
6,211
5,059
5,783
3,851
3,778
5,194
7,008
6,604
7,842
8,336
5,820
5,453
5,693
4,989
4,231
2,434
3,412
4,232
6,212
6,252
4,645
4.888
3,773
4,797
5,191
$000
1,069
751
467
501
369
343
240
233
383
258
757
670
642
590
357
419
517
328
234
304
436
218
462
781
506
384
422
471
328
269
230
$000
22,228
19,274
21,159
20,964
17.584
19,724
14,281
14.274
19,120
13,409
16,424
17,105
15,365
15,851
15,192
15,705
14,813
13,956
12,919
11,165
13,838
9,675
11,210
12,678
10,333
11,521
9,392
11,399
10,685
9,167
8,234
$000
3,632
3,895
3,663
3,372
2,483
3,322
2,459
1,786
2.297
1,608
1,947
1,674
1,559
1.253
1,422
1,297
877
907
867
879
1,173
958
1,253
1,203
2,016
1,611
1,505
2,239
1,557
1,065
1,021
$000
9.413
7,559
8,110
7,737
5,882
8,458
6,996
5,615
7,215
4,192
6,251
4.726
6,922
6,546
7,298
6.976
4,250
6,846
5,446
4,631
4,980
2,687
4.004
3,970
3.459
3,422
3,286
3,890
4,770
3,585
2,634
$000
1,880
2,057
1,918
1,840
1,823
1.804
1,118
1.212
1.449
855
1,456
1,281
1,319
1,292
1.084
1.360
1,329
1,220
807
629
823
464
778
940
739
785
788
1.064
1,074
768
698
$000
974
1,061
1,071
1,072
1,096
845
664
889
1,400
997
1,175
958
859
800
673
872
805
666
736
836
1,067
971
1,472
1,184
711
749
816
915
1,078
761
1,014
$000
1,774
1,674
1,663
1,616
1,517
1,355
1931
January
1,076
February
1,265
March
1,418
April
1,140
May
1,543
1,347
July
1,506
1,217
1,164
October
November
1,236
1,150
934
1932
January
586
February
635
911
April
847
May
1,054
June
917
July
1,043
August
925
September
951
October
1,122
November
701
December
528
1933
January
499
1
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Table 23. Canada's Domestic Exports in Thousands of Dollars, and Indexes of the Cost
of Living
Classification
1932
1933
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
I Exports of Canadian Produce—
Agricultural and Vegetable
Products —
Alcoholic beverages (chiefly
860
641
6,175
109
5,517
580
50
351
1.172
110
96
1,840
2,407
124
232
386
1,475
732
6,623
147
5,881
450
181
497
1,184
69
85
1,715
1,836
44
237
528
15
91
18
11
7,192
1,093
201
139
230
1,747
167
77
165
55
200
96
44
78
1,772
194
421
944
400
207
129
82
76
216
189
217
'154
141
162
84-5
66-5
93-8
99-3
76-4
97-1
7-34
3-10
6-77
17-25
816
32g
6,779
149
6,134
614
135
414
1,469
137
119
1,457
982
80
270
646
2
128
15
21
8,521
1,474
269
266
225
2,249
221
35
200
84
351
86
60
127
1,878
260
355
831
507
279
132
93
110
144
377
261
138
399
212
83-9
66-0
93-6
99-3
74-5
96-8
7-27
3-08
6-77
17-16
616
77
5,534
267
4,537
414
45
171
895
146
52
649
713
36
163
357
9
72
12
10
6,938
825
118
152
105
1,258
178
41
170
86
262
49
73
106
856
149
195
542
290
170
68
77
65
81
364
293
143
381
175
83-7
65-4
92-8
99-3
74-5
97-0
7-22
3-07
6-77
17-09
1,195
120
11,852
775
9,627
528
323
182
1,648
298
167
1,174
404
35
195
694
148
82
10
4
7,507
1,175
231
206
121
1,328
195
69
120
83
491
55
63
227
1,339
255
256
725
406
290
102
167
109
144
643
241
143
409
300
81-8
62-9
91-0
93-9
74-5
97-1
6-90
3-04
6-47
16-45
444
58
11,159
470
9,655
539
74
80
1,963
348
473
1,911
352
16
165
571
438
107
7
16
7,668
2,170
478
245
123
1,295
315
34
174
98
330
101
47
169
1,831
302
181
521
376
232
75
299
221
98
426
277
132
338
272
81-0
62-1
90-9
93-9
71-9
97-1
6-79
3-02
6-35
16-20
580
111
13,464
781
11,210
555
139
119
1,443
411
1,591
1,823
758
18
152
742
187
94
16
17
6,515
773
718
166
214
1,340
653
736
143
68
464
69
58
89
1,017
385
270
550
420
197
148
93
178
58
115
191
167
308
344
80-8
61-4
90-7
93-9
71-9
96-8
6-78
3-06
6-34
16-21
384
72
12,212
678
10,642
684
110
280
1,094
332
1,659
1,807
879
21
194
739
27
101
10
42
7,546
971
580
224
113
1,487
627
125
132
65
403
61
39
1,025
478
441
276
252
427
223
135
46
229
87
219
184
149
265
300
81-5
63-5
91-9
93-9
71-9
96-8
7-01
3-04
6-33
16-42
469
571
16,176
392
4,166
590
75
293
1,290
90
1,468
1,270
507
28
167
456
45
98
17
43
5,633
628
739
249
30
1,373
666
136
76
50
270
41
40
158
716
447
284
377
504
277
95
154
143
170
182
179
172
179
434
81-0
63-0
91-7
93-9
70-7
96-6
6-98
3-01
6-32
16-34
1,572
2,095
22,636
277
21,471
692
98
403
1,690
74
1,589
1,423
424
32
244
487
' " * 122
19
67
7,037
980
558
334
76
1,791
979
536
76
114
230
61
63
107
1,065
449
459
600
525
373
84
172
200
255
155
204
185
386
348
80-4
63-6
90-7
90-0
70-7
96-6
70-7
2-98
6-30
16-40
1,581
1,565
15,024
314
13,959
547
66
268
1,799
74
1,185
1,261
101
50
228
327
1
99
11
22
6,858
837
363
239
93
1,814
634
273
72
72
197
102
44
1,186
1,532
285
244
754
327
298
162
36
360
169
224
299
133
169
263
80-4
63-9
90-4
90-0
70-7
96-6
7-09
2-93
6-04
16-10
1,698
1.389
15,074
91
14,505
478
52
247
1,535
41
432
1,550
1,592
57
78
605
78
16
35
5,952
1,592
171
137
113
1,365
405
71
77
61
216
86
36
537
9,668
444
256
473
261
353
130
30
147
210
196
150
91
109
189
80-4
64-0
89-6
90-0
70-7
96-6
7-04
2-94
5-99
16-01
397
925
Grains (Total)
7,109
62
Wheat
6,912
419
69
Rubber (chiefly tires and
footwear)
236
Wheat flour
Animals and Animal Pro-
ducts —
Cattle
1,162
69
47
Fish
1,391
Furs, (chiefly raw)
2,210
81
Leather, unmanufactured
274
632
Fibres, Textiles and Pro-
ducts —
Cotton
63
17
34
8,957
987
403
153
118
1,830
206
42
120
50
184
77
109
95
2,779
314
221
713
518
279
173
43
180
241
130
216
182
148
134
85-4
69-6
93-9
99-3
76-4
97-1
7-68
3 11
6-77
17-59
68
15
18
Paper —
5,423
583
90
156
82
1,457
Automobiles '.
238
130
74
Hardware and cutlery.
71
216
Pigs and ingots
102
46
Non-Ferrous Metal Pro-
ducts —
69
Copper, (chiefly ore and
779
Gold, raw
192
197
Nickel
796
Silver
159
Non-Metallic Nineral Pro-
ducts —
Asbestos, (chiefly raw)
Coal
272
181
Petroleum and products
52
87
Chemicals and Allied Pro-
ducts —
236
292
228
Miscellaneous Commodities—
100
129
Settlers' effects
152
Indexes of Retail Prices, Bents
Total, 1926 = 100
79-7
Food
62-8
Fuel
89-3
Rent
90-0
Clothing
69-2
Sundries
Cost per Week of a Family
Budget-
All foods $
Fueland light $
Rent $
Totals $
96-4
6-94
2-93
5-98
15-89
28 MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 24. Summary of Canada's Imports, in Thousands of Dollars
Classification
1932
1933
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Imports of Principal Commodi-
ties—
Agricultural and Vegetable
Products—
1,406
108
324
862
133
206
378
129
318
523
418
132
511
198
181
122
339
542
183
1,015
589
54
207
768
213
68
130
279
261
412
406
848
556
264
193
49
52
181
979
115
477
129
147
1,315
21
490
332
77
51
92
60
380
178
76
83
981
79
63
383
2,383
157
386
2,336
282
217
207
301
117
55
47
194
1,155
141
391
1,094
120
231
392
104
657
1,468
418
110
547
196
208
254
35«
569
218
1.030
576
132
155
679
231
94
125
302
213
554
612
796
621
300
209
46
48
113
1,435
124
591
148
183
1,512
26
488
303
79
71
72
79
330
216
63
84
807
87
93
418
1,845
20 e
375
1.3F6
485
155
262
2*3
16
60
51
173
3,505
159
554
1,741
177
360
538
323
2,143
1,380
866
156
589
297
233
313
453
833
335
1,432
757
180
129
852
299
151
428
662
274
613
592
1,019
838
360
274
53
96
255
2,175
238
981
495
226
2,462
39
976
499
140
89
126
154
423
287
106
108
905
141
137
583
3,852
525
518
2,145
859
222
390
396
94
101
79
291
521
53
195
1,071
147
163
300
173
613
199
687
70
253
109
167
158
224
493
166
856
392
57
113
405
196
75
83
140
163
304
297
555
473
204
157
24
134
147
971
131
622
92
108
1.758
17
690
292
96
60
77
89
283
179
63
75
561
89
80
344
2,035
170
402
1,142
554
141
217
246
144
49
58
134
831
191
463
1,908
97
261
315
301
2,017
143
1,057
83
323
248
198
292
211
918
222
1,032
573
93
175
381
219
67
203
194
221
340
392
744
707
300
210
31
57
163
1,112
126
697
202
195
1,689
61
1,275
403
144
91
117
69
236
236
102
106
831
105
63
578
2,663
157
492
3,436
876
254
295
311
344
72
58
246
1,328
95
316
2,216
104
210
402
121
1,233
170
955
90
369
83
150
288
240
234
190
1,108
587
64
102
314
244
54
131
146
144
340
472
786
576
309
173
19
38
74
1,270
156
646
152
175
1,544
40
1,216
346
134
80
99
92
176
187
114
70
626
96
83
566
2,249
163
488
3,519
1,022
198
2*2
266
132
86
71
249
890
95
315
1,903
103
133
288
18
1,816
228
330
130
223
68
177
59
193
287
178
781
451
54
320
252
133
25
70
154
194
53
600
861
481
247
113
25
25
68
778
108
468
176
159
1,127
31
923
272
132
67
104
76
187
185
72
49
529
89
60
481
2,612
213
322
3,557
901
185
234
335
7
49
53
178
1,122
60
206
1,746
77
108
219
19
2,042
261
95
98
211
95
220
109
198
472
201
812
510
122
140
460
193
90
96
174
171
284
433
828
496
247
101
26
47
63
553
102
369
286
125
949
14
784
227
107
62
58
38
144
170
70
35
493
118
31
479
2.744
216
273
3,304
953
148
157
331
240
54
166
179
1,053
113
175
1,505
97
111
435
21
1,562
287
81
126
246
96
197
147
199
441
232
747
425
101
159
584
225
98
83
230
143
228
441
874
517
213
93
23
10
60
632
103
306
220
129
909
11
740
247
96
45
85
43
284
140
73
49
49'i
68
78
393
2,600
176
303
2,674
1,064
191
155
292
285
51
190
254
1,358
135
276
1,651
107
274
231
28
1,872
502
91
174
201
233
190
117
200
656
336
758
589
50
227
548
211
92
116
255
222
154
387
907
567
215
140
39
33
38
469
157
248
96
132
1,086
8
784
311
90
51
82
42
287
151
93
39
572
92
76
404
3,134
316
312
2,657
738
137
244
337
229
61
117
234
1,537
136
352
1,338
110
521
266
43
1,479
377
200
147
180
240
156
91
165
1,181
140
728
603
25
221
471
97
76
157
346
221
138
347
871
536
232
147
17
43
33
557
150
342
71
197
1,031
23
1,603
294
102
48
69
74
552
157
98
47
508
129
77
445
2,903
214
467
2,122
845
245
215
369
340
64
50
278
2,305
147
389
1,567
61
183
185
109
897
339
211
116
176
118
135
77
168
1,122
149
552
491
13
242
327
70
57
191
296
185
138
282
744
421
201
116
11
73
14
658
80
268
135
141
1.086
6
417
144
82
49
47
29
123
119
98
33
399
72
40
331
2.318
252
216
1.190
457
112
171
276
161
36
25
16C
894
85
454
Fruits
786
Gums and resins
109
Nuts (edible)
160
201
95
Sugar, chiefly for refining
Tea
384
366
261
Animal Products —
Fish
71
273
Hides
123
Leather, unmanufactured
102
49
Textile Products—
182
706
186
other
725
Flax, hemp and jute
422
32
Manila and sisal grass
162
Silk— Raw
415
89
60
138
374
199
188
378
Wood and Paper—
Paper
618
401
Wood— Furniture and other
manufactured wood
173
64
Veneers
9
Other unmanufactured wood.
Iron and Steel—
39
104
868
97
328
100
134
9 S3
21
232
Other rolling mill products
Stamped and coated products...
Tools
167
59
42
Tubes and pipes
37
Wire
29
Non-Ferrous Metals —
98
Brass
94
42
22
350
54
Tin
49
Non-Metallic Products —
291
Coal
1,836
Coke
315
262
1,045
164
Stone and products . .
102
175
Dyeing and tanning materials...
250
14
25
Sono
Soda and compounds
16
194
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 25. Banking and Currency, in Million Dollars Unless Otherwise Stated
29
Classification
1931
Dec.
1932
Jan. Feb. I Mar. I Apr. I May I June I July I Aug. I Sept. I Oct. I Nov. Dec
Banking—
Readily Available Assets—
8pecie
Dominion notes
In Central gold reserves. . .
In United Kingdom banks.
In foreign banks
Foreign currency
Government securities. . . .
Call loans abroad
Total quick assets...
Loans and Securities except
Canadian Governments-
Public securities
Railway securities
Canadian call loans
Current loans
Current loans abroad
Provincial loans
Municipal loans
Total loans, etc
Other Assets—
Non-current loans
Real estate
Mortgages
Premises
Letters of credit
Loans to companies
Other assets
Note circulation deposits. . .
Inter-bank balances, notes of
other banks
Cheques of other banks...
Balances due by other banks
Grand total assets
Liabilities to the Public —
Note circulation
Dominion Government
Provincial Government
Government advances
Deposits by public —
Ravings deposits
Demand deposits
Total deposits
Foreign deposits
Due banks abroad, etc. —
United Kingdom
Foreign
Bills payable
Letters of credit
Other liabilities
Total public liabilities. ..
Due between banks
Liabilities to Shareholders —
Dividends $000
Reserve
Capital
Grand total liabilities..
8urplus of notice deposits over
current loans
Pereentaee of current loans to
notice deposits., p.c
Currency-
Net issues of Dominion notes
per,— Chapter 4. 1915
"R.S. 1927, chap. 70
R.S. 1927. chap. 41
Total
Gold held aeainst notes
Gold included in C.G.R
All notes in hands of public 2
Index Numbers—
(With $en°onal adjustment
1926 = 100)
Demand deposits
Notice deposits
Current loans
Investment holdings
Call loans, Canada
Call loans elsewhere
Total issue Dom. notes
Gold held by Finance Dept
against notes
Notes in Vmnrls of public
End of Month
65-82
64-91
62-59
58-70
55-91
55-49
54-97
54-85
55-69
55-48
55-03
76-13
128-S6
131-11
123-81
116-93
111-86
115-42
127-39
123-10
115-28
112 40
122-51
163-50
25-73
21-58
20- 08
23 63
23-03
22-58
22-88
24-78
21-83
23-08
21-38
18-88
4-97
5-63
7-89
10-40
10-95
8-75
7-69
8-82
8-81
13-94
13-51
8-44
104-71
92-30
71-47
85-47
97-72
99-44
95-42
9f>-75
98-14
87-13
100-60
146-65
14-74
13-64
13-21
14-38
15-33
15-25
15-57
16-48
16-56
16-90
18-26
18-75
477-91
467-56
460-03
466-40
469-97
465 48
462-31
466-93
494-57
494-20
515-54
551-16
83-12
65-92
98-95
83 13
73-15
65-29
73-67
75-65
96-39
95-19
87-53
99-37
906
863
85S
859
858
848
860
867
907
898
934
1,083
154-11
144-87
142-74
144-77
138-52
140-81
152-04
153-44
155-15
152-17
159-63
159-60
62-01
61-29
60-99
60-39
57-76
5713
54-98
53-69
53-39
52-87
51-76
48-71
134-73
131-17
129-77
130-71
122-36
113-83
109-87
111-93
114-07
114-95
117-21
107-61
1,082
1,071
1,063
1,071
1,070
1,057
1,037
1,028
1,004
1,003
1,018
999
188-36
189-73
190-65
188-76
184-58
18708
174-90
164-34
159-04
158-98
15904
153-56
45-56
43-44
56-24
43-99
39-43
36-67
34-34
20-19
19-41
22-19
34-25
34-20
125-69
132-86
139-29
149-15
154-01
153-52
139-22
130-65
123-67
116-62
109-21
107-04
1,793
1,774
1,783
1,788
1,766
1,746
1,703
1,663
1,629
1,621
1,649
1,610
10-33
10-69
10-86
10-96
11-21
11-94
12-51
12-91
13-15
13-46
13-46
13-36
6-57
6-5«
6-65
6-78
6-86
6-96
7-19
7-26
7-37
7-51
7-61
7-45
6-25
6-29
6-26
6-27
6-27
6-19
6-01
6-02
6-01
. 6-28
6-55
6-39
79-79
79-91
79-99
79-83
79-99
79-95
79-90
79-95
80-06
79-92
79-59
78-78
55-47
51-35
49-73
5116
51-94
48-90
48-49
48-32
48-44
48-27
47-28
47-54
14-31
12-75
12-47
13-03
13-00
12-85
13-01
12-92
12-89
13-15
13-04
13-36
1-58
1-80
1-66
1-49
1-80
1-64
1-42
1-32
1-40
1-48
1-56
1-54
6-82
6-82
6-82
6-83
6-83
6-83
6-95
6-59
6-59
6-59
6-60
6-60
11.94
11-07
12-71
11-08
11-91
11-87
10-51
11-90
10-42
9-52
13-14
8-71
102-12
73-19
81-03
82-56
83-05
83-11
96-87
69-44
76-16
90-12
99-27
80-28
4-08
3-73
3-07
3-54
3-37
3-44
2-78
3-14
3-36
3-57
3-87
3-35
2,998
2,901
2,912
2,926
2,900
2,868
2,848
2,790
2,802
2,799
2,875
2,960
145-ni
133-67
134-29
132-57
137-35
131-07
136-30
134-57
127-77
132-24
133-03
125-05
111-10
94-65
79-76
86-11
65-76
50-38
36-42
15-54
19-04
15-90
44-76
105-75
19-79
20-58
20-06
20-97
24-05
19-31
20-67
33-06
32-31
31-87
40-70
31-33
46-50
43-00
35-50
32-00
27-50
29-60
40-50
38-50
29-00
23-00
27-50
65-14
1,360
1,36«
1,390
1,389
1,393
1,387
1,373
1,363
1,367
1,359
1,371
1,379
566-58
506-94
496-49
500-48
494-64
497-99
488-94
462-09
475-36
480-66
493-28
472-17
1,937
1,875
1.886
1.889
1,888
1,885
1,862
1,825
1,842
1,840
1,864
1,851
310-09
296-18
305-82
308-12
304-81
308-94
308-22
299-38
306-55
307-14
324-51
349-12
4-85
3-6«
4-79
5-82
5-11
4-94
5-73
5-67
4-50
4-85
4-54
4-51
42-32
41-86
52-02
56-60
54-36
51-35
51-36
51-78
49-60
48-91
46-52
51-05
3-21
311
2-57
1-85
1-61
1-25
1-19
1-71
1-47
1-55
1-22
•80
55-47
51-35
49-73
51-16
51-94
48-90
48-49
48-32
48-44
48-27
47-28
47-54
2-98
2-79
2-77
2-91
2-43
2-22
2-18
2-22
2-14
2-17
2-13
2-45
2.664
2,566
2,574
2,587
2,562
2,533
2,513
2,456
2,463
2,457
2,536
2,634
11-38
9-95
9-84
1013
9-48
10-86
11-04
8-09
10-85
14-21
11-29
10-27
783
1,344
2.767
820
1,370
3,532
817
1,194
3,008
720
1,157
2,988
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
162-00
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
144-50
2,982
2,884
2,893
2,905
2,880
2,854
2,832
2,772
2,783
2,778
2,855
2,953
+278
+298
+327
+312
+323
+330
+336
+335
+ 363
+ 356
+353
+380
79-6
78-2
76-5
77-4
76-8
76-2
75-6
75-5
73-5
73-8
74-3
72-5
26-0
26-0
26
26-0
26-0
26-0
26-0
26-0
26-0
26-0
26-0
26-0
49-0
45-0
36-5
32-0
27-5
29-6
40-5
38-5
29-0
23-0
27-5
65-1
99-4
99-4
99-4
99-4
99-4
99-3
101-8
101-7
99-2
101-1
107-8
107-7
174-4
170-4
161-9
157-4
152-9
154-9
168-3
166-2
154-2
153-1
161-3
198-9
64-6
66-8
64-6
63-8
63-9
64-3
64-8
65-4
66-2
67-5
71-2
73-0
10-7
10-7
10-7
10-7
10-7
111
111
111
111
111
11-1
11-1
160-6
151-0
150-3
149-0
154-1
147-2
154-9
152-1
145-5
152-5
14S-4
139-5
99-3
91-5
91-5
91-3
89-7
91-2
88-2
85-7
89-1
87-4
86-4
81-6
101-8
102-0
103-5
103-1
103-5
103-2
102-5
101-6
101-8
101-7
102-7
102-8
116-7
116-6
115-8
114-9
112-4
111-7
110-4
110-3
108-2
107-2
107-1
106-4
131-7
127-2
124-6
126-5
124-8
123-7
123-9
125-5
131-7
131-1
135-4
145-0
93-8
93-3
92-5
93-4
88-4
82-8
79-0
82-2
83-1
82-9
79-3
76-3
32-6
26-3
38-4
33-8
30-0
26-1
29-0
30-8
38-6
39-3
26-5
37-6
81-7
88-9
86-0
85-2
82-5
86-1
92-2
91-7
85-3
83-5
84-0
91-1
56-2
62-6
60-5
60-4
59-8
59-7
60-1
60-4
61-2
61-6
63-5
63-6
88-1
86-3
84-4
82-2
86-8
83-4
86-5
87-2
82-5
83-7
77-8
73-8
53-26
153-18
19-88
7-79
104-90
17-94
562-36
91-49
1,011
166-96
!-93
103-20
964
151-66
28-27
111-57
1,775
13-31
7-48
6-39
78-70
42-63
13-17
1-49
6-60
12-15
80-41
4-32
2,852
127-07
53-11
18-93
56-99
1,378
166-21
1,844
328-73
7-43
41-37
•63
42-63
2-61
2,523
12-32
706
162-00
144-50
2,813
+ 413
70-0
26-0
57-5
107-7
191-2
70-8
11-1
144-1
81-6
103-1
104-0
147-8
71-8
35-9
61-6
79-0
1 The grand total includes note issues totalling $26j00U,00() under authority of Chap. 4 of the Statutes of 1915.
1 Includes smaller Dominion Notes in hands of public together with Bank Notes in circulation, except those in the
hands of banks other than the bank of issue.
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Table 26. Index Numbers of Security Prices, Foreign Exchange, and other Financial Factors.
Classification
1932
1933
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Security Prices—
Common Stock Prices —
Total (130)
64-8
73-7
77-2
10-5
66-5
107-8
44-9
94-7
42-5
86-9
59-1
40-9
88-3
76-8
54-3
67-1
42-9
90-3
402-8
59-7
60-1
62-5
26-5
60-8
119-8
5-74
125,
989
45-94
1-191
1-153
1-173
1-156
4-130
3-970
4-028
3-990
63-5
71-1
76-5
9-9
64-9
106-3
39-6
89-6
40-6
81-7
59-1
43-3
82-0
75-3
54-5
65-2
44-8
86-1
400-8
57-3
57-5
61-2
22-2
60-4
115-9
5-55
136,
387
21-27
25-57
1-165
1-129
1-145
1-131
4-000
3-920
3-960
3-945
64-1
71-5
79-2
10-1
65-5
106-8
38-3
87-8
40-3
82-4
59-8
46-2
81-1
73-6
55-8
67-0
45-7
86-0
413-6
57-8
57-6
63-4
21-4
59-6
110-6
5-30
180,
070
35-72
22-76
1-131
1-106
1-118
1-109
4-230
3-915
4-064
4-230
54-0
58-2
62-5
9-2
63-7
87-7
32-5
83-2
36-1
62-2
48-9
34-4
68-8
63-7
47-4
59-1
37-1
85-8
304-2
52-4
52-6
56-5
18-3
55-8
111-8
5-33
187,
313
12-07
18-92
1-128
1-105
1-112
1-120
4-215
4-070
4-173
4-100
45-8
51-4
44-9
8-6
63-1
90-1
29-1
76-5
26-3
47-1
36-9
26-0
63-8
45-0
49-4
66-3
34-9
65-7
261-2
48-4
50-2
47-9
15-5
50-2
113-2
5-42
204.
522
25-68
15-14
1-154
1-116
1-131
1-140
4-245
4-095
4-157
4-203
43-2
48-8
40-5
8-4
62-6
84-8
28-3
73-0
30-2
43-3
34-9
24-7
59-6
42-7
46-5
59-6
35-1
60-5
251-0
48-3
49-9
47-8
16-8
46-8
114-4
5-48
176.
041
20-82
13-87
1-163
1-140
1-153
1-146
4-280
4-120
4-205
4-120
49-6
56-6
51-1
7-9
38-3
97-0
28-9
81-2
35-6
55-2
41-8
31-5
59-9
51-6
49-9
65-6
36-4
67-1
306-6
55-6
57-2
55-6
21-0
47-5
110-6
5-30
283,
953
27-32
13-02
1-161
1-135
1-148
1-148
4-123
4-028
4-076
4-028
59-0
69-9
63-5
8-8
47-4
110-0
38-5
89-7
44-1
78-2
51-9
42-7
71-6
60-4
52-7
72-8
35-7
73-9
408-0
59-7
58-1
69-7
26-3
49-2
103-3
4-95
544,
528
9-42
13-77
1-152
1-119
1-142
1-119
4-045
3-885
3-975
3-885
63-0
73-8
69-1
4-4
53-0
113-0
42-3
90-8
44-1
89-2
56-9
47-6
76-3
65-9
56-5
77-6
38-7
76-1
470-6
60-9
56-4
81-0
28-4
48-3
101-9
4-88
506,
926
73-19
14-12
1-118
1-101
1-108
1-105
3-880
3-805
3-847
3-820
54-8
63-1
55-9
3-5
49-8
97-4
38-0
86-5
40-7
73-9
49-1
39-0
73-4
57-7
47-4
64-3
33-1
74-4
393-6
57-5
55-0
71-0
24-4
46-7
98-1
4-70
206,
902
101-64
13-99
1110
1-080
1-096
1-106
3-815
3-615
3-723
3-635
53-4
62-5
51-3
31
48-3
95-9
38-7
85-9
43-3
74-2
46-6
38-2
70-8
531
48-3
67-9
31-8
69-6
377-9
60-9
58-1
76-5
23-6
45-1
102-3
4-90
193,
093
1-09
13-82
1-191
1-104
1-148
1-179
3-810
3-648
3-760
3-770
51-3
58-4
45-5
2-5
43-3
90-8
37-6
83-0
37-1
70-1
45-1
37-4
68-3
50-8
48-9
69-1
32-0
67-5
359-5
63-1
62-7
70-9
21-9
43-4
102-7
4-92
149,
733
•14
13-80
1-183
1-130
1-154
1-130
3-845
3-750
3-787
3-760
51-6
59-6
Iron and Steel (19)
49-5
33
Milling (5)
41-1
Oils (4)
93-6
Textiles and Clothing (9)
Food and Allied products (21)
36-8
82-9
34-0
71-2
Utilities total (18)
44-6
35-6
Telephone and telegraph (2) . .
Power and traction (14)
Companies abroad total (8) . . .
70-5
51-2
48-9
69-7
Utility (7)
31-4
Banks (8)
67-5
366-2
Mining Stock Prices—
Total (20)
67-1
Gold (11)
66-8
74-7
Silver and miscellanoues (5) . .
Financial Factors-
26-5
43-5
99-2
Yield on Ontario Government
bonds p.c
Shares traded. Montreal
New Issues of Bonds $000,000.
Brokers' loans* $000, 000
Foreign Exchange —
New York Funds in Montreal
High
4-75
201,
133
19-26
13-61
1-185
1-124
1-143
1-185
London Sterling in Montreal-
High
4-025
3-760
3-847
4-025
JFirst Thursday of following month.
Table 27 — Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared from Six Canadian Ports.
Month
Saint John
Halifax
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
1931
225,629
204,354
232,910
156,726
117,953
134,577
157,804
159,173
143,789
123,283
111,908
245,265
212.902
217,548
225,255
154,213
134,036
117,838
167,357
163,457
133,519
134,442
122,838
299,479
274,181
238,529
197,957
220,986
190,913
112,438
133,917
153,857
152,128
149,604
115,918
97,835
239,022
215,925
210,751
216,788
179,015
116,228
127,282
151,103
168,431
138,231
129,967
118.719
267,733
248,029
378,590
408,139
425,210
336,792
292,850
265,680
382,400
491,816
383,252
313,163
315,144
509,661
817,890
701,478
745,359
556,999
480,041
401,282
611,795
650.575
580,821
471,867
411,317
799,358
759,453
361,876
381,844
448,568
356,915
275,776
267,278
368,024
509,859
382,838
314,250
293,338
518,954
799,072
697,095
728,678
546,060
477,700
389,421
603,205
652,078
573,970
463,161
398,628
795,357
763,140
964,215
891,542
912,598
999,253
1,073,385
1,174,789
1,249,577
1,138,081
1,035,018
925,023
897,484
876,423
942,575
800,842
898,393
904,904
938,589
938,402
1,003,648
999,488
936,323
951,217
862,305
905,946
839,737
980,374
Feb
884,226
Mar
1,468
189,333
659,269
719,307
654,543
829,425
607,711
734,401
584,215
23,220
952,401
April
May
June
July
142,533
542,131
641,197
549,199
717,468
569,752
641,713
510,256
6,447
328,102
1,302,740
1,111,508
1,122,190
1,103,291
1,004,220
944,352
884,283
39,488
230,080
1,238,649
1,128,082
1,100,798
1,088,734
1,041,495
934,061
959.323
39,154
56,651
193,046
434,706
444,811
460,602
399,690
228,223
280,352
55,468
83,701
199,626
434,223
476,416
459,728
399,687
221,966
262,808
21,944
979,146
1,077,685
1,324,129
1,249,972
1,127,397
Sept
Oct
1,004,453
925,653
Nov
Dec
1932
Jan
884,263
914,688
933,039
Feb
849,787
Mar
341
140,727
327,682
414,030
422,444
453,409
410,428
312,412
311,553
67,500
341
133,203
334,859
378,322
458,433
468,762
387,713
314,965
316,413
74.495
904,000
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct....
330,035
1,089,169
1,158,746
1.107,539
1,190,652
1,093,061
1,108,660
891,773
43,699
237,399
1,018,084
1,151,8(^5
1,176,390
1,145,509
1,141,267
1.052,666
975,932
93.924
73,238
251,098
397,299
506,002
492,502
384,804
236,730
284,356
52,102
122,927
244,621
401,962
517,252
490,108
382,034
240, 74^
266,217
17,608
879,000
930,000
950,000
1,002,000
999,000
916.327
1,045,718
Nov .
Dec
1933
Jan
856,233
905,728
856,514
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Table 28 — Indexes of Five Canadian Factors Expressed in multiples of the Standard Deviation
from the Long-Term Trend determined by the method of least squares,
from the period of January 1919 to June 1932.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May-
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Common Stock Prices—
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
Physical Volume of Busi
ness—
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
Bond Yields—
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
Bank Debits—
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
Notice Deposits—
1919
1920
1921
1922 :
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
+ -22
+ -25
- -14
- -50
- -37
- -46
- -54
- -18
+ -08
+ 1-17
+2-69
+ -95
- -70
-2-16
+ -23
+ -53
- -59
- -75
+ -59
- -06
- -10
+ -48
+ -65
+ -71
+ 1-68
+1-06
- -80
-2-24
+ -16
+ -30
+ 1-28
+ -43
+ -13
- -43
-1-13
- -73
- -86
-1-58
- -32
+ -66
- -05
+3-57
- -54
- -15
+1-35
+2-69
+ -67
- -62
-2-04
-1-13
+ -62
+2-09
+ -62
- -32
- -91
- -53
- -14
+ -26
+ -84
+ 1-16
- -39
- -99
-2-22
+ -23
+ -17
- -14
- -49
- -34
- -45
- -48
- -05
+ -21
+ 1-02
+2-74
+ -92
- -58
-2-21
+ -18
+ -78
- -64
- -68
+ -42
+ -14
+ -01
+ -35
+ -59
+ -94
+1-87
+ -88
- -84
-2-34
•00
+ -31
+1-31
+ -16
- -12
- -46
- -98
- -70
- -85
-1-83
- -16
+ -67
- -03
+3-06
- -43
- -18
-1-1-63
+2 -27
-I- -65
- -16
-1-61
- -80
+ -91
+2-14
+ -55
- -15
- -82
- -43
05
32
+
+
+
+1-03
- -43
- -92
-2-02
+ -23
+ -19
- -24
- -45
- -31
- -49
- -51
- -16
+ -25
+ 1-11
+2-22
+ -98
- -62
-2-21
+ -80
- -81
- -59
+ -17
+ -11
- -14
+ -33
+ -66
+ -99
+2-24
+ -86
- -79
-2-41
- -16
+ -34
+ 1-33
+ -05
- -24
- -43
- -95
- -67
- -97
-1-69
+ -30
+ -57
- -28
+2-40
- -51
+ 102
+ -02
- -13
- -79
- -92
- -99
- -45
+ -05
+ 1-27
+2-83
+ -71
+ -99
+2-10
+ -51
- -10
- -87
- -39
+ -09
+ -38
+1-06
+ -91
- -39
- -85
-2-03
+ -24
+ -15
- -29
- -39
- -31
- -55
- -54
- -19
+ -32
+ 1-30
+2-22
+ 1-23
-1-10
-2-53
- -30
+ -42
-1-07
+ -34
+ -65
+1-02
+2-00
+ -40
- -85
-2-66
- -34
+ -51
+1-35
- -07
- -50
- -42
- -92
- -66
-1-05
-1-66
+ -58
+ -59
- -27
+2-56
- -31
+ -85
+ -32
- -75
- -69
- -93
- -64
+ -09
- -04
+1-24
+ 1-80
+ -49
- -29
-1-97
- -21
+ 1-11
+ 1-98
+ -31
- -02
- -67
•44
•05
•44
+
+
+1-32
+ -82
- -48
- -79
-2-07
+ -34
+ -11
- -29
- -36
- -34
- -56
- -51
- -24
+ -35
+ 1-53
+2-02
+ -78
-1-53
-2-79
•01
1-31
• 66
•25
•08
•40
•29
•61
+
+
+ 1-07
+ 1-89
-f -32
- -95
-2-83
+ -54
+ •150
- -05
- -47
- -39
-1-04
- -63
-1-06
-1-35
+ -75
+ -62
- -38
+2-76
- -19
+ -51
- -13
- -37
- -44
- -95
-1-10
- -98
- -06
+2-20
+1-86
+ -38
- -25
-2-30
+ -22
+ 1-32
+ 1-97
+ -02
- -02
- -79
- -53
- -03
+ -22
+1-32
+ -50
- -65
- -79
-2-17
+ -27
+ -14
- -38
- -40
- -35
- -57
- -50
- -18
+ -32
+ 1-13
+ 1-96
+ -24
-1-59
-2-89
- -10
-1-28
- -67
+ -14
- -34
- -45
+ -35
+ -61
+ 1-15
+ 1-52
+ -25
-1-35
-2-86
- -85
+ 1-12
+ 1-54
- -03
- -46
- -40
-1-02
- -61
-1-04
-1-19
+ -63
+ -57
- -35
+2-95
+ -13
+ -90
+ -13
- -56
- -55
-1-06
-1-00
- -57
+ -23
+2-18
+ 1-40
+ -89
- -73
-1-89
+ -60
+1-47
+1-85
- -22
- -27
-1-03
- -67
- -17
+ -05
+ -94
+ -21
- -97
- -91
-2-32
+ -28
+ -18
- -47
- -41
- -44
- -58
- -47
- -14
+ -32
+ 1-14
+2-16
+ -14
-1-50
-2-71
-1-24
- -46
+ -09
- -47
- -44
+ -41
+ -58
+ 1-36
+1-72
+ -18
-1-47
-2-82
- -67
+1-14
+1-83
•00
- -43
- -69
-1-00
- -59
-1-01
- -89
+ -66
+ -51
- -20
+2-47
+ -32
+ 1-14
- -09
- -58
- -53
- -36
- -67
- -43
- -01
+ 1-56
+2-54
+ -44
-1-19
-1-81
+1-01
+ 1-54
+ 1-64
- -34
- -48
-106
- -68
- -17
- -02
+ -91
■00
-1-11
- -92
- 2-51
+ -24
+ -11
- -49
- -37
- -47
- -56
- -36
- -05
+ -51
+1-00
+2-58
- -08
-1-58
-2-44
- -36
+ -37
+ -68
+ 1-47
+1-79
+ -02
-1-66
-29-0
+ -01
- -40
-1-25
- -97
- -57
-1-00
- -58
+ -54
- -03
- -31
+ 1-50
+ -23
+ 101
- -07
- -65
- -29
- -83
- -69
- -02
+ -21
+ 1-53
+2-37
+ -23
-1-19
-1-63
+1-25
+1-62
+ 1-42
-• 53
- -65
-1-25
- -65
- -05
+ -10
+ -80
+ -05
-1-11
- -'5
- 2-51
+ -24
+ -11
- -50
- -34
- -49
- -56
- -35
- -02
+ -75
+ 1-33
+2-86
+ -08
-1-98
-2-34
+ -20
- -07
- -81
- -05
- -10
- -62
+ -2
+ -63
+1-60
+ 1-55
- -02
-1-60
-3 04
- -35
+ 1-19
+ 1-74
- -09
- -38
-1-23
- -95
- -54
- -97
- -55
+ -85
- -43
+ -42
+1-33
+
+
- 12
- -57
- -84
- -54
- -68
- -47
+ -46
+ -77
+1-55
+ -30
- -97
-1
+ 1-59
+ 1
+ 1-16
- -63
- -82
-1-30
- -58
+
+ -77
+ -15
- -94
- -79
-2-56
■26
- -36
- -52
- -57
- -27
- -03
+ -83
+ 1-57
+1-92
- -62
-2-12
-2-60
+ -23
- -24
- -71
+ -04
- -09
- -64
+ -10
+ -40
+
+1-72
+ 1-39
- -22
-1-74
-3-14
- -19
+1-77
+ 1-62
- -07
- -31
-1
- -80
- -53
-1-09
- -67
+ -73
- -27
+1-27
+ -85
+ -3 C
+ -84
- -45
- -74
+ 1-25
- -10
- -41
- -62
+ ■
+1-68
+2 31
+ -22
-1-76
-2-30
+2-02
+ 1
+
- -70
-1-35
-1-18
- -50
- -07
+ -19
+ 1-09
+ -10
- -82
-2-43
+ -24
+ -10
- -45
- -40
- -53
- -55
- -29
- -01
+ -88
+2-03
+ -95
- -59
-1-91
-2-66
+
+
+
+ 1-58
+ 1-23
- -45
-1-81
-3-23
+ -04
+1-79
+ -71
+ -09
- -37
-1-19
- -78
- -63
-1-14
- -65
+ -74
- -24
+ 1-58
+ 1-44
+ -23
+ -93
- -25
- -53
+ -16
- -46
- -71
- -63
+1-36
+ 1-70
+ 1-12
-1-10
-1
-2-27
+ -39
+ 1-88
+ -94
- -58
- -89
- -67
- -26
+ -14
+ -34
+ 1-20
+ -07
- -77
-1-79
-2-46
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33
Table 29. Significant Statistics of the United Kingdom
Classification
1932
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
1933
Jan.
Production—
Iron 000 metric tons
Steel 000 metric tons
Coal 000 metric tons
Electricity
Generated mill, k.w.h.
New orders received.. 1920 = 100
Copper Available 000 tons
Raw Cotton Delivered to
Mill mill. lb.
Production, Artificial Silk
Yarn and Waste.... mill. lb.
Natural SilkDeliveriesOOO lb.
Crude Rubber
Available 000 tons
Building Plans
Approved 1924 = 100
Other 1924 = 100
Employment—
Insured Workers in
Employment mill.
Number Unemployed 000
Percentage Unemployed
Coal mining
Iron and steel
General engineering
Electrical engineering
Shipbuilding and marine en-
gineering
Base metal working
Cotton
Woollen
Building
Public works contracting
Trade—
Imports, Total £ mn.
Food, drink and tobacco £ mn.
Raw materials £ mn.
Manufactured £ mn.
Total, net imports £ mn.
Exports, Total £ mn.
Food, drink and tobacco£ mn.
Raw materials £ mn.
Manufactured £ mn.
Bank Clearings, Country
and Provincial Daily
Average £ mn.
Provincial £ mn.
Postal Receipts, Daily.. £000
Transportation—
Shipping —
Entrances mill, net tons
Clearances mill, net tons
Index of shipping
freights 1924=100
Railways —
Gross passenger
receipts £ mill.
Gross freight receipts. £ mill.
Freight traffic, total.mill. tons
Merchandise mill, tons
Coal mill, tons
Minerals and other
merchandise.... mill, tons
Prices—
Wholesale Prices 1913 = 100 —
Board of trade
Economist
Statist
Times
Retail Foods
Cost of living
Banking—
Bank of England —
Private deposits £ mn.
Bank and currency notes £ mn.
Gold reserve £ mn.
Nine Clearing Banks —
Deposits £ mn.
Discounts £ mn.
Advances £ mn.
Investments £ mn.
Treasury Bills £ mill.
Money —
Day to Day Rate p.c.
Three Months Rate p.c.
Security Values—
Fixed Interest 1921 = 100
Variable Dividend. .1921 = 100
Total 1921 = 100
Exchange, New York $ to £.. . .
335
437
18,973
1,162
56
4-3
121
6-44
271
5-13
87-6
93-7
9-37
2,784
22-4
18-7
46-5
28-1
17-6
58-0
26-1
28-2
16-9
32-6
381
62-3
31-5
16-9
13-3
57-0
311
2-8
3-6
23-4
13-8
960
129
4-23
4-55
621
31
6-7
21-1
3-8
14-1
3-2
105-8
900
99-6
107
355
124-6
1,677
237
653
4-46
5-65
104-7
92-8
100-9
3-430
329
488
18,815
1,133
58
12-0
111
6-52
245
5-50
103-3
86-2
9-40
2,742
22-0
18-5
46-7
28-1
17-2
57-5
25-6
26-0
16-3
32-4
37-8
70-2
33-6
15-4
20
64-7
30-0
2-8
3-5
12-7
980
125
4-65
4-10
65-2
2-8
6
21
3-8
141
3-4
105-3
92-2
102-0
100-0
131
147
102
345
124-6
1,621
205
888
264
574
4-27
511
106-5
91-7
101-7
3-459
341
470
19,091
1,090
57
7-4
118
6-32
267
4-14
121-8
93-3
9-55
2,595
20-8
18-8
67-7
27-2
16-6
56-7
24-8
23-4
14-7
28-8
37-5
61-1
30-9
16-5
130
55-7
31-2
2-7
3-5
24-2
13-2
1020
128
4-13
4-28
6-6
3-7
13-8
3-3
104-6
97-4
129
146
105
354
124-6
1,639
215
576
2-48
2-64
111-6
92-7
H)5'5
3-634
987
59
8-2
120
6-45
290
7-28
125-
93-
9-48
2,662
21-4
18-4
63-4
27-4
16-4
56-5
25-6
24-9
17-0
26-8
37-4
53-5
27-5
13-4
11-8
48-8
34-8
2-9
4-0
26-8
13-0
95-0
130
4-35
4-46
68-5
3-4
6-4
201
3-6
13-2
3-3
102-4
86-3
97-0
96-7
126
144
108
358
124-6
1,643
238
866
272
612
1-98
2-36
110-6
84-5
102-1
3-752
320
424
17,275
895
62
9-7
103
309
7-02
132-2
108-5
9-40
2,754
22-1
20-6
50-0
28-6
16-4
57-5
26-3
33-4
24-0
26-2
37-2
55-7
29-9
13-7
11-6
51-3
30-2
2-6
3-6
23-2
12-6
94-0
128
4-77
4-25
65-
40
60
18-6
3-4
12-1
3-2
100-7
83-3
94-4
111
358
132-4
1,661
245
858
284
617
1-38
1-57
111-4
82-0
101-8
3-676
316
467
17,028
822
58
10-8
101
6-23
318
159-5
88-0
9-39
2,770
22-3
21-0
46-9
27-8
16-3
57-3
27-0
30-4
24-8
25-8
38-8
57-5
31-4
13-5
11-8
53-3
29-7
2-3
3-6
22-9
12-0
90-0
126
5-13
4-65
57-7
4-4
6-1
18-9
3-4
12-2
297
437
15,275
52
3-2
98-1
80-9
90-6
90-3
123
142
122
357
140-0
1,727
276
838
324
628
•94
1-06
111-0
78-9
100-6
3-649
94
5-71
333
7-58
115-0
108-8
9-32
2,839
22-9
21-5
47-8
28
16-4
57-5
28-5
311
251
27-3
42
51
29-3
10
11
48
367
15,542
815
54
14-8
78-0
50-0
13-3
108-0
129
5-03
4-81
6-4
5
17-5
3-4
11-0
31
97-7
82-7
92-8
93-2
125
143
117
366
141-5
1,765
316
822
333
750
•67
115-6
84-5
105-5
3-552
•28
23-1
22-6
48-6
28-8
16-3
57-7
26-2
33-5
25-4
27-1
43-4
53-3
28-2
11-7
13-1
2-6
3-4
21-7
11-9
92-0
121
5-13
4-50
59-0
265
437
16,360
922
56
10-7
73
5-70
298
7-20
123-9
93-9
9-15
2,849
22-8
22-9
46-8
30-8
160
621
27-3
34-8
20-3
28-5
421
54-3
30-6
11-2
121
51-4
26-2
2-5
3-2
19-8
11-4
88-0
131
4-91
4-77
64-3
4-4
5-7
17-2
3-3
110
2-7
99-5
85-2
123
366
139-8
1,813
373
803
348
791
•71
•72
116-1
92-5
108-4
3-476
445
17,829
55
10-1
2-8
102-1
88-1
94-6
97-7
123
141
123
362
140-3
101
6-32
304
7-30
155-8
94-5
9-40
2,737
21-9
22-9
47-7
30-2
16-0
61-9
26-6
25-7
16-5
29-5
42-8
35-1
11-9
13-5
57-1
30-4
2-9
3-9
22-7
12-8
105-9
134
62-
272
480
18,594
1,228
53
12-0
103
6-59
321
9-12
155-5
85-2
9-37
2,774
22-2
231
46-8
30-1
16-2
61-4
25-6
24-3
16-7
30-7
43-8
61-6
34-4
15-3
28-7
57-5
31-1
3-4
4-1
22-9
12-5
102-5
135
4-35
4-41
64-5
28-9
437
21,886
60
11-0
112
5-52
254
7-16
134-
136-
9-46
2,700
21-7
22
45-0
29-2
16-4
61-6
24-1
23-3
17-9
31-7
44-2
32-1
15-6
12-7
56-5
32-4
2
3
23-6
13-1
103-0
174
4-55
■65
118-4
111-4
3-471
18-8
3-6
12-4
2-8
101-1
85-3
91-5
96-5
125
143
119
361
140-4
1,853
387
780
396
872
•71
•84
120-3
96-3
112-5
3-399
19-9
3-7
13-0
3-1
101-1
85-7
91-6
95-3
125
143
116
359
139-4
389
770
897
115-9
96-8
109-6
3-277
101-0
84-1
91-4
94-3
125
143
136
371
119-8
1,944
406
75
456
935
•75
1-25
116-1
95-8
109-4
3-270
10S-
123
142
147
359
119-8
•75
1-81
34
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 30. Significant Statistics of the United States.
1932
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
1933
Jan.
United States Statistics—
Wheat, Visible Supply. Mil. bush.
Receipts, principal
markets 000 bush.
Shipments, principal
markets 000 bush.
Exports, including
wheat flour 000 bush.
Wheat Flour Produc-
tion 000 bbls.
Sugar Meltings, 8
Ports 000 long tons
Tobacco Consumption,
Cigars Millions
Cigarettes Millions
Cattle Receipts, Primary
Markets 000
Hog Receipts, Primary
Markets 000
Cotton Consumption. ..000 bales
Newsprint Produc-
tion 000 s. tons
Newsprint Consump-
tion 000 s. tons
Pig Iron Production.. 000 1. tons
Steel Ingot Produc-
tion 000 1. tons
Unfilled Orders U.S.
Steel Co 000 1. tons
Automobile Produc-
tion 000 cars and trucks
Zinc Production s. tons
Stocks s. tons
Lead Production s. tons
Petroleum Produc-
tion 000 bbls.
Consumption (to
stills) 000 bbls.
Gasoline Production.. 000 bbls.
Consumption 000 bbls.
Contracts Awarded $000,000
Car,loadings 000 cars
Electric Power Pro-
duction mill. k.h.
Index Factory Employ-
ment 1923-5 = 100
Mail Order Sales, 2 cos $000
Ten Cent Sales, 4 Chains. . .$000
Imports $000,000
Exports $000,000
Manufacturing Pro-
duction 1923-5 = 100
Mineral Production.. 1923-5 = 100
Industrial Produc-
tion 1923-5 = 100
F.R. Banks, Bills Dis-
counted Mil. Dolls.
Reserve Ratio p.c.
Member Banks Loans
and Discounts Mil. Dolls.
Net Demand
Deposits Mil. Dolls.
Interest Rates, Time Loans, .p.c.
Call loans renewal p.c.
Prime commercial paper,
4-6 months p.c.
Bond Prices High Grade
Rails (10)
Forty bonds
Prices Common Stocks
(404) 1926=100
(Copyright Standard Statistics Co.)
Industrials (338)
Railways (33)
Utilities (34)
Automobiles (13)
Tires and rubber goods (17)
Chain stores (17)
Copper and brass (9)
Oil (16)
Railway equipment (9)
Steel and iron (9)
Textile (31)
Amusement (7)
Tobacco (10)
Stock Sales, N.Y Mil Shares
Bond Sales, N.Y Mil. Dolls.
Brokers Loans Mil. Dolls.
Bank Debits, N.Y... Mil. Dolls.
Outside, 140 centres. Mil. Dolls.
212
17,072
11,005
7,962
8,180
246
343
8,963
1,376
4,218
435
94-2
151-2
973
1,461
2,648
119-3
22,471
129,909
32,180
66,884
68,715
33,007
26,845
84-8
2,270
7,401
68-1
31,975
34,029
135-2
149-9
71-0
77-0
72-0
899
66-6
12,830
11,166
3-75
2-65
76-95
57-47
58-0
54-4
36-6
94-4
64-2
24-5
57-3
36-1
42-9
31-0
32-1
30-7
17-8
98-3
34-3
286-5
512
17,676
15,893
210
25,000
11,537
7,852
7,
267
348
7,680
1,281
3,659
450
87-2
142-9
964
1,460
2,546
117-4
21,474
129,532
28,081
62,484
63,814
31,265
25,344
89-0
2,245
6,997
67-8
32,581
35,638
131-0
153
68-0
78-0
70-0
828
12,588
11,003
3-63
2-50
75-30
57-23
56-5
52-9
34-2
92-8
60-2
22-8
56-3
32-1
42-4
30-7
32-2
30-6
17-0
99-1
31-7
217-4
525
14,381
12,870
202
13,412
9,562
8,435
8,483
346
355
8,447
1,377
2,939
489
100-0
156-2
967
1,411
2,472
119-0
22,448
129,477
30,345
67,189
68,502
31,789
29,451
112-2
2,287
7,321
66-4
33,959
40,512
131-3
155-3
65-0
84-0
68-0
639
70-7
12,211
10,941
3-13
2-50
3-75
79-28
58-25
56-8
53-8
32-1
93-4
54-5
23-9
57-9
29-6
45-0
30-4
32-3
30-7
16-8
104-6
33-1
252-7
533
16,160
13,729
183
13,198
13,221
11,777
8,196
350
7,562
1,376
367
91-2
148-4
853
1,240
2,327
148-3
20,575
132,020
23,236
67,717
71,131
33,093
30,488
121-7
2,773
6,781
64-3
39,745
39,359
126-7
135-2
61-0
79-0
64-0
556
67-1
11,880
11,144
2-30
2-50
3-50
73-23
49-42
43-9
41
22
73
34
18
49
21
38-0
21-9
23-1
25-6
11-0
89-5
31-4
252-4
379
15,558
14,366
172
15,344
15,942
8,764
7,739
306
369
8,685
1,397
3,050
332
152-3
784
1,107
2,177
184-3
18,605
132,575
25,902
68,523
74,669
34,599
31,574
146-2
2,088
6,635
62-1
38,718
38,869
112-0
132-0
59-0
67-C
60-0
490
62-1
11,631
11,102
1-75
2-50
3-13
69-69
43-08
38-1
17-4
67-8
30-1
17-9
41-7
20-4
38-6
19-7
19-9
23-4
9-1
82-9
23-2
258-4
300
12,912
12,498
167
13,473
11,507
8,001
7,820
382
400
10,560
2,545
321
854
138-2
628
897
2,035
183-1
16,423
134,027
26,068
64,835
72,327
33,312
38,766
113-1
1,966
6,548
60-0
39,889
36,864
111-4
114-3
58-0
63-0
59-0
440
57-6
11,263
10,925
1-50
2-50
2-75
68-78
41-39
34-0
33-5
14-1
55-0
25-5
15-1
34-8
22-0
36-5
17-3
16-3
20-0
6-5
70-3
23-0
257-2
244
14,202
12,908
178
41,006
17,294
4,772
7,828
355
361
9,534
1,291
2,159
279
74-5
157-1
572
793
1,966
111-1
14,716
135,902
15,819
66,310
71,455
33,705
31,317
128
2,422
6,525
58-3
32,073
34,361
79-4
106-8
57-0
64-0
58-0
538
56-5
10,751
1-38
2-08
2-50
70-97
42-98
35-9
44-4
21-2
55-4
35-2
20-6
43-6
29-6
50-1
26-4
24-9
27-2
11-4
93-0
23-1
240-7
242
12,728
12,572
18-8
40,732
19,648
5,768
9,005
353
401
9,559
2,405
403
79-5
123-9
531
832
1,970
90-3
13.611
133,153
17,118
66,220
67,271
32,883
35,207
134-0
2,345
6,743
58-8
33,777
34,538
91-1
109-2
59-0
65-0
60-0
433
58-9
10,796
10,982
1-38
2-08
79-32
53-35
53-3
51
29
84
44
28
49
37
54-6
29-8
33-0
33-1
15-8
98-0
82-6
333-1
332
13,458
12,188
194
38,410
21,313
4,226
9,394
395
405
9,311
2,505
492
70-6
127-4
593
975
1,985
84-1
13,260
125,775
20,498
65,036
63,913
30,908
33,645
127-5
2,245
6,735
60-3
39,156
36,632
98-4
132-0
65-0
70-0
332
61-1
10,706
11,229
1-38
2-00
2-13
82-07
55-01
52-2
55-8
34-5
91-4
54-2
32-9
52-8
47-0
53-9
31-8
42-1
38-7
17-3
101-4
67-4
250-3
380
14,163
11,767
190
27,238
17,541
4,422
9,383
437
8,351
1,896
2,691
502
76-7
145-0
645
1,069
1,997
48-7
15,217
121,!
21,092
65,219
66,698
33,212
32,255
107-5
3,158
7,053
61-1
45,423
41,605
106-4
153-5
65-0
74-0
326
62-1
10,441
11,401
•88
1-35
2-00
80-76
49-86
47-7
27-5
80-6
42-8
23-9
48-2
34-4
47-4
26-4
32-5
32-5
12-9
90-5
29-2
178-6
325
12,944
12,354
177
17,584
23,464
5,995
8,723
227
419
7,614
1,543
2,775
504
81-7
145-9
631
1,015
1,968
59-6
15,958
121,798
24,465
63,384
65,504
32,072
30,294
105-3
2,195
6,937
61-2
41,281
38,040
104-5
139-4
63-0
75
65-0
10,413
11,745
•51
1-04
78-19
47-51
47-5
45-4
25-5
77-6
39-5
22-6
47-1
32-1
47-1
24-8
27-7
29-9
11-1
82-9
23-0
158-9
338
9,815
10,935
13,859
13,604
3,549
8,300
158
12,814
8,375
254
7,319
1,161
3,121
440
132
546
845
1,9
107-4
18,489
124,705
21,638
58,044
65,998
31,254
"81-2
2,487
471
,006
129,524
83-4
1,910
60-6
51,700
66,307
97-0
136-0
65-0
78-0
66-0
235
62-9
10,297
11,758
•50
1-00
1-50
77
44-05
47-4
44-8
25-7
79-6
40-4
23-5
46 -6
29-6
47-3
24-2
24-8
27-6
9
81-4
23-2
241-9
347
13,967
12,820
274
65-5
10-166
11,899
260-0
359
12,413
12,053
REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
Vol. VIII OTTAWA, FEVRIER, 1933 N° 2
Statisticien du Dominion: R. H. Coats, B.A., F.S.S. (Hon.), F.R.S.C.
Chef de la Section de la Statistique Generale: S. A. Cudmore, M.A., F.S.S.
Adjoint (Statistiques Economiques): S. B. Smith, M.A.
STATISTIQUE COURANTE DES AFFAIRES AU CANADA
Les conditions economiques au Canada laissent voir en Janvier une legere amelioration sur
le mois precedent. La force prononcee des obligations du gouvernement est le principal element
de cette reprise. Le rendement de quatre emissions de reemprunt du gouvernement federal
est en moyenne de 4-55 p.c. comparativement a 4-78 p.c. le dernier mois de 1932, et le rende-
ment des obligations de FOntario est de 4-75 p.c. comparativement a 4-92 p.c. Le declin du
rendement des obligations de tout repos a une portee directe sur la situation du credit au Canada,
et la fermete des obligations depuis le commencement de Fannee a ete par consequent un des
facteurs les plus constructifs. Le niveau des titres speculatifs s'est mieux que maintenu en
Janvier, Findice des 130 titres d'action ordinaire inscrits aux bourses de Montreal et de Toronto
e"tant a 51-6 en janvier comparativement a 51-3 en decembre. Les indices hebdomadaires de
la premiere partie de fevrier revelent de la reaction, mais le niveau est encore au-dessus du bas
atteint en juin 1932. Le gain marque des titres de mine d'or depuis la mi-ete 1932 attire Fatten-
tion sur une industrie operant dans des conditions favorables. L'indice de 11 mines d'or etait
a 77-5 la semaine du 9 feVrier comparativement a 48-5, le minimum de 1932.
Les depots des banques a la fin de decembre montrent un gain modere apres rajustement
saisonnier. A noter que les depots a terme sont plus eleves le 31 decembre 1932 que la date
correspondante de 1931, et qu'en m£me temps les prets courants ont 6te liquides avec persis-
tance. Ceci laisse un surplus grandement augmente des depots a terme sur les prets courants,
le total <Hanfc de $413,000,000 comparativement a $278,000,000 en decembre 1931. Les valeurs
en portefeuille des banques, qui atteignent $778,252,000 le 31 decembre, sont a leur plus fort
volume dans Fhistoire des banques canadiennes.
Bien que les prix de gros aient touche* en janvier un nouveau bas depuis les jours d'avant-
guerre, le declin de Findice s'est limite a un-dixieme de point comparativement au mois prece-
dent. Le ble a ete en moyenne legerement plus haut, force qui s'est continuee les premieres
semaines de fevrier. Les prix du ble le 17 fevrier ont touche les hauts de 1933 sur deux futurs,
celui de mai et celui de juillet. II s'est vendu a 49 cents et 49| cents, respectivement, soit l'equi-
valent des prix maxima de Fannee civile courante etablis le 11 janvier. L'indice des matieres
premieres en janvier montre un gain leger sur le mois precedent, tandis que les articles partiel-
lement ou entierement ouvres donnent un declin.
Operations commerciales et industrielles
L'amelioration de Farriere-plan financier n'a pas produit Fexpansion d'activite des entre-
prises productives, et dans plusieurs lignes un nouveau bas a ete etabli dans le present mouve-
ment. La production minerale a decline comparativement au mois precedent et la production
de denrees alimentaires a ete plus faible. Apres rajustement pour tendance saisonniere la cons-
truction, les industries du fer et de Facier et Fautomobile montrent des gains moderes, mais le
niveau des operations est decidement bas.
Les exportations de nickel donnent 3,079,000 livres comparativement a 2,175,000 en decem-
bre. Les exportations de cuivre fin en minerai ou en ampoule ont ete de 1,362,000 livres com-
parativement a 4,336,000 livres le mois precedent. La production de plomb montre une reduc-
tion en decembre et les exportations de zinc ont decline au cours du mois sous revue. Les arri-
vages a la monnaie d'or provenant des mines ont ete de 253,430 onces comparatrvement a 238,999
en decembre, mais les expeditions, y compris les exportations, montrent un gain inf^rieur a la
normale pour la saison. Les expeditions d'argent montrent aussi un declin considerable. Les
expeditions d'amiante ont diminue a moins que la normale pour la saison et les importations
de bauxite pour la fabrication d'aluminium montrent un declin. La production de farine accuse
une contraction considerable le dernier mois sur lequel les statistiques sont etablies et la pro-
duction de farine d'avoine et d'avoine roulee est en moindre volume. Le sucre a ete produit
en quantites limitees les quatre premieres semaines de Fannee, la plus grande partie du declin
s'expliquant par des considerations saisonnieres. Les abatages de betes a cornes et de moutons
montrent un gain en janvier, tandis qu'ily a diminution dans le nombre de pores abattus. Les
exportations de fromage et de saumon en boite ont baisse en janvier, apres rajustement saison-
36 REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
nier. Les dedouanements de tabac brut en feuilles et de cigarettes montrent un gain en Janvier.
Les cigarettes retir6es de l'accise se chiffrent a 310,145,000 comparativement a 304,614,000.
Le nombre de cigares dedouanes a etc plus faible. Les importations de caoutchouc brut don-
nent un gain, le total etant de 2,663,000 livres comparativement a 2,109,000 livres. La pro-
duction de chaussures en cuir montre an declin en decern bre apres s'etre bien maintenue au cours
des onze mois precedents de 1932. Les importations de coton brut, a 8,765,000 livres compa-
rativement a 13,819,000, montrent un declin marque, tandis que les importations de files de coton
ont etc plus considerables. Les importations de laine pour plus ample transformation montrent
aussi un declin considerable. Le gain dans la production de papier a journal a ete moins que
normal pour la saison. Les exportations de pulpe de bois, de madriers, de planches et de bar-
deaux donnent un gain en Janvier, apres rajustement saisonnier, le mouvement des bardeaux
etant de 83,718,000 comparativement a 73,138,000.
La production d'acier en lingots donne 40,766 tonnes comparativement a 30,755, et la pro-
duction de fonte en gueuse, 29,209 tonnes comparativement a 21,031. Les operations a Sydney
sont le principal facteur de gain au cours du mois. La production d'automobiles a ete de 3,358
unites comparativement a 2,139, ce qui donne un leger gain apres rajustement saisonnier. La
production de coke en decembre est de 150,253 tonnes comparativement a 142,616 en novembre.
Les importations de petrole brut s'elevent a 35,085,000 gallons comparativement a 32,808,000,
l'indice donnant 86-0 comparativement a 71-0 en decembre, apres rajustement saisonnier.
Le declin des permis de batir et des contrats de construction a ete moins que normal pour
la saison, mais les nouvelles entreprises commencees au cours du mois sont encore a bas niveau.
Le declin dans la production electrique, base sur la moyenne quotidienne, a ete legerement
inferieur a la normale pour la saison; la production totale a ete de 1,396,658,000 k.w.h. compa-
rativement a 1,433,159,000 k.w.h. Comme les exportations aux Etats-Unis ont ete de 48,018,000
k.w.h., l'energie disponible pour consommation locale en Janvier a ete de 1,348,640,000 k.w.h.
en Janvier, sans compter les deductions pour les coulages en transmission. Comme les expor-
tations de decembre s'elevent a 41,609,000 k.w.h., la quantite de courant disponible pour con-
sommation a ete de 1,391,550,000 k.w.h. La consommation de la province de Quebec a 6te de
604,900,000 k.w.h., les exportations de la province s'elevant a 180,242,000 k.w.h. La consom-
mation de chaque mois en 1932 a ete de 576,900 k.w.h. et les exportations provinciales de 144,-
927,000 k.w.h. La production et la consommation du Quebec montrent un gain comparative-
ment a l'annee precedente.
Distribution
L'indice de la distribution de Janvier etait a 84-3 comparativement a 86-1 en decembre.
Les chargements de wagons et l'emploiement dans le commerce de gros et de detail et le commerce
d'importation montrent des declins, tandis que les exportations montrent un gain apres rajuste-
ment saisonnier. Les wagons charges, au nombre de 134,432, se comparent a 152,562, une
partie de ce declin etant explique par des considerations saisonnieres. Les rapports hebdoma-
daires de la premiere partie de fevrier refletent des tendances saisonnieres, l'indice de l'emploie-
ment dans le commerce etant de 109-4 comparativement a 119-6 le ler Janvier, soit un declin
de 1-6 p.c. apres rajustement saisonnier.
Stocks mondiaux de denrees
Un indice de neuf denrees d'importance fondamentale dans le commerce international
montre que les stocks en sont maintenant a environ deux fois ce qu'ils etaient en 1928, imme-
diatement avant les debuts de la depression. Un indice des prix de ces memes denrees a tombe"
a un-tiers du niveau de predepression.
La relation entre les mouvements de ces deux indices est aussi etroite qu'impressionnante,
jetant une lumiere importante sur la nature de la depression. Quand les prix baissent en temps
difficiles les stocks de denrees montent, et quand les stocks baissent en temps prosperes, les prix
montent. Ces neuf denrees sont: le ble, le the, le sucre, le caoutchouc, le caf6, le coton, la soie,
le cuivre et l'etain. Au commencement de 1920 les stocks mondiaux de ces differentes denrees
de consommation courante etaient anormalement volumineux parce aue la demande de guerre
avait ete anormalement enorme et le commerce etait actif avec des prix tres eleves. Vint l'ecrou-
lement des prix, la depression de 1921, et immediatement une subite augmentation des stocks
mondiaux de ces denrees. La faiblesse de la demande etait le principal element de l'augmen-
tation soudaine des stocks.
REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE 37
Entre 1921 et 1923 les stocks ont decline en contraste avec la reprise des prix de gros. Suivit
une periode de competition internationale sans precedent durant laquelle surgirent de nouvelles
sources de production, creees par les demandes de guerre, qui continuerent leurs operations
pendant que toutes les sources qui avaient ete taries par la guerre reapparaissaient et s'effor-
caient de reprendre leurs marches perdus. Ce fut une periode caracterisee par la protection des
marches et la stimulation de la production par les pools, les tarifs, les cartels, les boni differen-
tiels et le controle artificiel des prix de la plupart de ces denrees. La production fut stimulee
au-dela de la demande, et les stocks s'accumulerent graduellement, meme alors que les prix
mondiaux flechissaient moderement de 1925 a 1928. La deuxieme depression d'apres-guerre
commenca en 1929 et depuis quatre ans les prix ont baisse avec rapidite et continuite pendant
que les stocks de denrees s'accumulaient avec une persistance embarrassante.
Dans le dernier semestre de 1932 se constata la premiere interruption importante de cette
expansion des stocks de denrees primaires qui avait ete presque continue depuis 1928. L'indice
des prix de ces neuf denrees sur base or a moncre une tendance plus constructive les derniers
six mois.
Comme le commerce de ces denrees determine grandement le niveau general des prix mon-
diaux, la relation inverse des deux indices suggere que Ton doit chercher dans la cooperation
internationale le correctif de la depression internationale.
L'indice des stocks de ble apres rajustement pour tendance saisonniere montre une reduc-
tion des stocks mondiaux le dernier semestre de 1932. Le maximum des stocks mondiaux de
sucre a ete atteint en juin 1932, les mois suivants montrant un declin. Les stocks de caout-
chouc ont touche leur plus haut niveau en 1932, l'augmentation visible de 1929 a 1931 s'arre-
tant au cours de l'annee. Les stocks de cafe ont atteint leur plus haut en mars 1932, la dimi-
nution commencant les mois suivants. Les plus forts stocks de coton ont ete constates en aout
1932, et les stocks de soie ont aussi montre une reduction substantielle dans la periode courante.
11 est impossible d'etablir actuellement des statistiques des stocks de cuivre apres octobre 1932,
alors qu'il y avait un maximum. Les stocks d'etain montrent un declin vers la fin de 1932.
Les prix de la plupart de ces neuf denrees ont touche leur plus bas en 1932, quelques prix
montrant une reprise moderee avant la fin de l'annee. (Voir le graphique p. 10).
Jauges economiques
La correlation entre les principaux facteurs economiques du commerce canadien a ete demon-
tree au cours des sept annees dernieres. Les principaux facteurs des prix et du volume tendent
a se mouvoir vers la hausse ou la baisse, en harmonie avec les phases correspondantes du cycle
des affaires. Les divergences de ces sequences etablies meritent d'etre etudiees dans l'analyse
de la production economique courante du Canada.
Le declin modere des prix de gros de 1926 a 1929 a ete une exception significative au deve-
loppement conventionnel du cycle. Au cours de ces annees l'expansion industrielle du Canada
a ete plus rapide qu'en toute autre periode. Depuis 1929, la correlation entre les indices du
volume physique des affaires et les prix de gros a ete remarquablement etroite, le declin prononce
de ces facteurs etant le principal element de la depression. La baisse a ete plus moderee en 1932
qu'en aucune des deux annees precedentes et la plus grande resistance offer te aux influences
deprimantes au cours des derniers six mois est un des aspects le plus brillant de la situation.
L'indice du volume physique des affaires etait a 68-1 en Janvier comparativement a 72-6 en
decembre, tandis que l'indice des prix de gros etait 63-9 comparativement a 64-0 le mois prece-
dent.
Le declin dans le volume des paiements commerciaux de toutes sortes est mesure par la
diminution des montants globaux debites par les banques aux comptes de leurs deposants et
representant en plus grande partie des transferts par cheques. Le chiffre des paiements d'une
annee depasse de plusieurs fois le revenu national parce que ces paiements couvrent non seule-
ment ceux faits au compte des salaires, gages, services, profits et autres item du revenu net,
mais aussi les paiements faits a chaque stage de la production et de l'6coulement des denrees
aussi bien que les paiements dans toutes ies autres transactions monetaires telles que le crans-
fert de titres et l'achat d'immeubles.
Les debits des banques d'octobre 1929 se chiffraient a $4,713,473,000, representant un chiffre
d'affaires au cours du mois de 2-12 fois les depots des banques chartrees tels que declares a- la
fin du mois precedent. En Janvier 1933, ce chiffre d'affaires se limitait a 1-07 fois, les debits
du mois donnant $1,968,876,000. A la fin de decembre 1932 les depots des banques etaient de
$1,843,733,000 comparativement a $2,255,814,000 le 30 novembre 1929.
38 REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
L'analyse de la velocite avec laquelle les depots des banques sont utilises par les deposants
indique que le declin dans le volume d'activite commerciale et dans le niveau des paiements
entre 1929 et 1932 a 6te accompagne d'une diminution correspondante dans le volume des paie-
ments en argent et que la diminution dans la velocite de la circulation a ete* beaucoup plus grande
que la diminution dans le volume des depots.
La fluctuation des perspectives de dividendes en differentes periodes conduit a de violents
changements dans le cours des titres d'action ordinaire, les obligations du gouvernement res-
tant relativement stables. L'indice du cours des obligations, apres avoir ete a bas niveau de
1926 jusqu'au premier trimestre de 1931, a ete comparativement plus haut que les actions ordi-
naires au cours des deux dernieres annees. Un gain modere dans les deux indices est visible
en Janvier, l'indice des actions ordinaires marquant 51-6 comparativement a 51-3 en decembre,
tandis que le rendement des obligations du gouvernement d'Ontario etait a 4-75 p.c. compa-
rativement a 4-92 p.c. (Voir graphique, p. 15).
LA SITUATION AUX ETATS-UNIS
Le graphique de la page 30 fait voir les conditions economiques des Etats-Unis depuis 1919
jusqu'a date. La production industrielle montre une repiise rapide en 1922 apres la depression
primaire d'apres-guerre. La recession de 1924 a ete relativement moderee, une expansion con-
siderable se manifestant en 1928 et les premiers mois en 1929. Le point le plus bas de 1'activite
industrielle se constate en juillet 1932, le gain de septembre s'etant bien maintenu jusqu'a la
fin de l'annee.
Le rude declin des prix de gros a ete le facteur essentiel dans la depression primaire d'apres-
guerre culminant en 1921. La reprise de 1922 a ete moderee et aucune orientation importante
ne se constate pendant les huit annees qui s'ecoulent jusqu'a 1929. Le declin des trois der-
nieres annees a ete persistant, au point qu'en decembre se constate le point minimum de la periode
sous revue. La tendance de la somme des depots a demande et a temps des banques membres
de la Federal Reserve dans les principales villes etait a la hausse pendant la periode d'apres-
guerre. Le total s'est bien maintenu en 1932 apres une baisse considerable l'annee precedente.
Les taux d'interet sur le papier commercial de premiere valeur ont fluctue grandement
depuis quatorze ans. Le maximum a etc" atteint dans la dernieie partie de 1920, alors que les
conditions de credit ont ete autrement rcactionnaires de 1922 a 1927. Le loyer de l'argent a (He*
a niveau relativement bas, et de vives avances se manifestent les deux dernieres annees de la
periode prospere. Le declin remarquable des taux depuis octobre 1929 a ete interrompu par
les hausses du dernier trimestre de 1931. Les taux de la periode courante sont plus bas qu'a
toute epoque des 14 annees de l'apres-guerre.
Le trait le plus frappant de cette periode d'apres-guerre a ete l'extreme fluctuation des valeurs
speculatives. L'indice du cours de ces valeurs 6tait a 50 en aout 1921, a. 225 en septembre 1929
et retombait a 35 en juin 1932. Une reprise en juin et aout a hausse le niveau des actions ordi-
naires un peu au-dessus de la cote du mois precedent. L'irregularite* de ces derniers temps n'a
pas contrebalance cette reprise et le niveau de juin reste encore le plus bas de l'apres-guerre.
Dans des developpements plus recents l'augmentation de I'activite industrielle en Janvier
n'a pas ete aussi grande que la normale saisonniere. Les indices hebdomadaires des prix de gros
refletent d'autres declins au cours du mois. Les cours moyens de la bourse ne montrent guere
de changements en Janvier, se tenant bien dans une etroite marge de fluctuations d'ou ils ne sont
pas sortis depuis octobre. Les premieres semaines de fevrier montrent une reaction moderee.
(Voir graphique, p. 30).
LA SITUATION EN GRANDE-BRETAGNE
Les statistiques etablies jusqu'a date n'indiquent aucun changement prononce en Janvier.
Les importations du mois sont evaluees a £54,120,000 comparativement a $62,266,000 le meme
mois de 1932. Les exportations globales accusent un dech'n plus faible, etant de £33,380,000
en Janvier 1933 comparativement a £36,362,000 en Janvier 1932. Ainsi, Texcedent des impor-
tations est de £20,740,000 en Janvier 1933 comparativement a £25,904,000 le mois correspon-
dant de 1932, et $31,969,000 en Janvier 1931. Comme d'ordinaire en Janvier le nombre de sans-
travail donne un total de 2,903,000 le 23 du mois, soit une augmentation approximative de
180,000 sur les chiffres du 19 decembre.
Les nouvelles emissions de capital autres que celles du gouvernement britannique se chiffrent
a £113,038,000 en 1932 dont £28,873,000 pour pays de l'Empire, et seulement £348,000 pour
pays strangers.
Bureau federal de la statistique, Ottawa, 21 fevrier 1933.
PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY THE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1. ANNUAL OR SPECIAL REPORTS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH ENDED
FEBRUARY 16, 1933
Population. — Unemployment among wage-earners, bulletin No. 2, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Bulletin No. 5,
Vancouver, British Columbia. Seventh Census of Canada, 1931, bulletin No. 21, Population of Canada
1931, by religious denominations.
Production. — Agricultural Production. — Summary of sugar reports, 1932; receipts, meltings and
stocks of sugar; manufactures, shipments and stocks of refined sugar; exports and imports. The
wheat situation in the Argentine, Jan. 30, 1933. Crop reporting program, 1933-1934.
Forest Products. — Pulp and Paper industry, 1931. Preliminary report on the engraving, stereo-
typing and electrotyping industry and the blue printing industry in Canada, 1931. Preliminary report
on the miscellaneous paper goods industry (paper goods n.e.s.) in Canada, 1931. Report on the lumber
industry in Canada, 1931. Preliminary report on the stationery and envelope industry in Canada,
1931. Preliminary report on the sporting goods industry in Canada, 1931. Preliminary report on the
printing and publishing industry in Canada, 1931. Preliminary report on the hardwood flooring
industry in Canada, 1931. Cooperage and cooperage stock, 1930 and 1931.
Manufactures. — Vegetable Products. — Reports on the prepared breakfast food and other cereal pro-
ducts industry in Canada, 1931. Preliminary report on pack of fruits and vegetables in Canada, 1932.
Report on the wine industry in Canada, 1931. Report on the tobacco manufacturing industry in Can-
ada, 1931. Report on the flour milling industry in Canada, 1931. Animal Products. — Report on the
leather boot and shoe industry in Canada, 1931. Chemicals and Allied Products. — The fertilizer
industry in Canada, 1931. The polishes and dressings industry in Canada, 1931. Textiles and
Allied Industries. — Report on the oiled and waterproof clothing industry in Canada, 1931.
Report on the hosiery, knitted goods and fabric glove and mitten industries in Canada, 1931. Iron
and Steel and Their Products. — Production of wire rope and cable in Canada, 1931. Galvanized
sheets, Canada, 1932. The wire and wire goods industry in Canada, 1931. Manufactures of Non-
ferrous Metals. — The lead, tin and zinc products industry in Canada, 1931. Non-Metallic
Minerals. — The miscellaneous non-metallic mineral products industry, 1931; final statistics, 1931.
The stone industry in Canada, 1931. The abrasives industry in Canada, 1931. Miscellaneous
Manufactures. — Report on the bed, spring and mattress industry in Canada, 1931. Report on the
broom, brush and mop industry in Canada, 1931. Report on the button industry in Canada, 1931.
Report on the musical instrument industry in Canada, 1931.
External Trade.— Trade of Canada, fiscal year ended March 31, 1932.
Internal Trade. — Census of retail merchandizing and service establishments in Ontario by counties,
cities and towns, 1930 (preliminary report); in Quebec; in Nova Scotia; in New Brunswick. Census
of retail merchandising and service establishments in Manitoba, 1930 (preliminary provincial sum-
mary;. Price movements, 1932.
General. — Canada, 1933; the official handbook of present conditions and recent progress. Annual re-
view of employment in Canada, 1932.
2. PUBLICATIONS REGULARLY ISSUED BY THE WEEK, MONTH OR QUARTER
Weekly Bulletins. — Canadian Grain Statistics, Carloadings of Revenue Freight. Investors' and Traders'
Indexes of Security Prices. Index Number of 20 Mining Stocks.
Monthly Bulletins. — Agricultural Statistics. The Wheat Situation; Review; statistical supplement.
Cold Storage Holdings. Production of — (a) Flour, (b) Sugar, (c) Boots and Shoes, (d) Auto-
mobiles, (e) Iron and Steel, (f) Coal and Coke, (g) Leading Mineral Products, (h) Asbestos,
(i) Asphalt Roofing, (j) Cement, (k) Clay Products. (1) Copper, (m) Feldspar, (n) Gold,
(o) Gypsum, (p) Lead, (q) Lime, (r) Natural Gas. (s) Nickel, (t) Petroleum, (u) Salt,
(v) Silver, (w) Zinc, (x) Concentrated Milk Products, (y) Creamery Butter. Building Permits.
Summary of the Trades of Canada current month and 12 months. Summary of Canada's domestic
exports. Summary of Canada's Imports. Asbestos trade. Farm implements and machinery.
Footwear trade. Exports: Grain and flour, Lumber; Meats; lard and sausage casings; Milk, milk
products and eggs; Non-ferrous ores and smelter products; Paints and varnishes; Petroleum and its
products; Pulpwood, wood pulp and paper; Rubber and insulated wire and cable; Vehicles (of iron).
Imports: Coffee and tea; Lumber; Meats, lard and sausage casings; Milk and its products and eggs;
Non-ferrous ores and smelter products; Paints and varnishes; Petroleum and its products; Rubber;
Stoves, sheet metal products; Refrigerators; Vehicles (of iron).
Railway Operating Statistics. Traffic of Canadian Railways. Canal Statistics.
Price and Price Indexes. Automobile Financing. Changes in the value of retail sales.
The Employment Situation as reported by Employers. Commercial Failures. Bank Debits.
Review of Business Statistics. — Price $1.00 per year.
Vital Statistics, Births, Marriages- and Deaths, by provinces.
Quarterly Reports.— Trade of Canada— Price $2.00 per year.
For the publications listed above application should be made to the Dominion Ststistician, Dominion
Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa.
Volume VIII *>€llil?c Numero 2
CANADA
BUREAU FEDERAL DE LA STATISTIQUE
SECTION DE LA STATISTIQUE GENERALE
REVUE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
FEVRIER 1933
Publie par ordre de l'Hon. H. H. Stevens, M.P.,
Ministre du Commerce
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CANADA
DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS
GENERAL STATISTICS BRANCH
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
MARCH, 1933
Published by Authority of the Honourable H. H. Stevens, M.P.,
Minister of Trade and Commerce
OTTAWA: F. A. ACLAND
Printer to the King's Moat Excellent Majesty
1933
Price: One Dollar per year.
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
Page
Chart of Three Representative Factors. 4
General Review 3-7
Table 1. Weighted Indices of the Physical Vol-
ume of Business 8
Table 2. Trend of Business Movements.
Imports of raw materials. Exports of lumber.
Production of basic industries. Exports of certain
commodities. Operations of railways. Canal
traffic. Strikes and lockouts. Reports of the em-
ployment offices. Immigration. Bank clearings.
Failures. 9
Chart of Gold Conditions 10
Table 3. Receipts and Visible Supply of Canadian
Grain 11
Table 4. Exports and Cash Price of Canadian
Grain 11
Table 5. Consumption of Grain and Production
by the Milling Industry 12
Tabic 6. Receipts, Manufactures and Stocks of
8ugar 12
TaMe 7. Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes Entered
for Consumption.
Tobacco, cut. Tobacco, plug— Cigarettes. Cigar-
ettes, ovnr-weight. Cigars. Foreign Raw Leaf
Tobacco 13
Tables Production of Boots and Shoes 13
Table 9. Cold Storage Holdings, Sales and
Slaughterings of Live Stock and Retail Food
Prices 14
Chart of World Stocks and Prices 15
Table 10. Output of Central Electric Stations in
Canada 16
Tabic 11. Railway Freight Loaded at Stations. . 17
Table 12. Index Numbers of Employment by
Industries 18
Electrical Energy Available for Consumption — 18
Table 13. Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of Em-
ployment, Indexes of Retail Sales and Auto-
mobile Financing 19
Table 14. Trend of Business in the Five Economic
Areas.
Canada, Maritime Provinces, Quebec, Ontario,
Prairie Provinces, British Columbia— Construction
Contracts Awarded. Building Permits. Index of
Employment. Bank Debits. Sales of Insurance.
Commercial Failures 20
Table 15. Mineral Production by Months.
Metals— Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Lead,
Zinc, Fuels— Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Non-
Metals— Asbestos, Gypsum, Feldspar, Salt, Struc-
tural Materials— Cement, Clay Products, Lime. . . 20
Pa<
Table 16. Weekly Factors of Economic Activity in
Canada.
Grain Receipts and Prices, Live Stock Sales and
Prices, Carloadings, Security Prices, Mining Stock
Prices 21
Table 17. Bank Debits to Individual Accounts
in the Clearing House Centres of Canada 22
Table 18. Indexes of Employment by Cities 22
Table 19. Building Permits Issued in Sixty-one
Cities 23
Table 20. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices.
24
Table 21. Prices of Representative Commodities
and Wholesale Prices in Other Countries.
United States, United Kingdom, France, Ger-
many, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden,
Italy, Finland, India, Japan, Australia, New
Zealand, Egypt 25
Table 22. Total Value of Imports and Exports,
by Groups, in Thousands of Dollars 26
Tabic 23. Canada'sDomestic Exports by Principal
Commodities 27
Indexes of Cost of Living and Cost per Week of a
Family Budget 27
Table 24. Summary of Canada's Imports by
Principal Commodities 28
Table 25. Banking and Currency
Chart of Economic Conditions of Great Britain.
Table 26. Index Numbers of Security Prices.
(a) 1. Common Stocks— Industrials, Total, Iron
and Steel, Pulp and Paper, Milling, Oils, Textiles
and Clothing, Food and Allied Products, Beverages,
Miscellaneous. Utilities, Total, Transportation,
Telephone and Telegraph, Power and Traction.
(b) Common Stocks, continued— Companies
abroad, Total, Industrial, Utilities, Banks, General
Index Number, Traders' Index, Preferred Stocks,
Interest Rates, Yields on Bonds, Shares Traded,
Montreal. Mining Stocks— Gold, Copper, Silver
and Miscellaneous, Total Index 31
Table 27. Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared
from Canadian Ports 31
Table 28. World Stocks and Prices 32
Table 29. Significant Statistics of the United
Kingdom 33
Table 30. Significant Statistics of the United
States 34
List of Current Publications of the Dominion
Bureau of Statistics 39
General Review (in French) 35-38
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Vol. VIII OTTAWA, MARCH, 1933 No. 3
Dominion Statistician: R. H. Coats, B.A., F.S.S. (Hon.), F.R.S.C.
Chief, Branch op General Statistics: S. A. Cudmore, M.A., F.S.S.
Assistant on Business Statistics: Sydney B. Smith, M.A.
THE BUSINESS SITUATION IN CANADA
Economic conditions in Canada were not greatly altered during February from the preceding
month. The chief constructive influence was the continued strength in Dominion government
bonds, prices averaging slightly higher than in January. The yield on Ontario government
bonds was 4-73 p.c. in February compared with 4-75 p.c, indicating a moderate gain in prices.
The strength in government bonds in Canada is partly a reflection of the open market policy
of the banks. The bank investment holdings of different classes moved up to $784,200,000 at
the end of January, a new high point in the history of Canadian banking. This has come about
through the reduction in current loans. Outstanding loans were $946,000,000 at the end of
January compared with $1,071,000,000 on the same date of last year. During the twelve-
month interval, notice deposits showed a gain of $15,000,000. The surplus of notice deposits,
which was $298,000,000 in January, 1932, had increased to $437,000,000 on the last date for
which statistics are available.
Despite the fluctuation in foreign exchange resulting in an advance of sensitive commo-
dities, the general level of wholesale prices was slightly lower. The general index was 63-6
in February compared with 63-9 in January.
Influenced by the downward trend on the New York stock exchange, Canadian stock prices
declined in February, the index standing at 47-6. In January the index was 51 -6 and in June,
1932, the lowest point of recent years, the index registered 43-2.
Business Operations
While productive operations were quiet in February, the decline from the preceding month,
after seasonal adjustment, was moderate. The index of the physical volume of business, con-
sisting of 45 factors adjusted for seasonal tendencies, was 67 • in February compared with 68 • 1
in January. Mineral production, based on nine factors, made a better showing, general gains
being recorded except in asbestos. Nickel exports were 3,469,400 pounds compared with 3,079,-
000, and exports of copper from mines showed a gain. Zinc exports were 14,007,000 pounds
compared with 8,296,000. Gold shipments to the Mint and export markets were 225,492 ounces
compared with 262,740, a moderate gain being shown after seasonal adjustment. Silver was
exported in greater volume. Imports of bauxite for the manufacture of aluminium were 3,060,-
000 pounds compared with 2,062,500 in January. The output of coal was 1,036,400 tons com-
pared with 1,023,000, a gain of nearly 18 p.c, after seasonal adjustment.
The index of mineral production was 94-2 compared with 80-5 in January.
The manufacture of foodstuffs was less active than in the preceding month. Inspected
slaughterings of live stock showed a gain after seasonal adjustment. Exports of cheese after
the usual adjustment were somewhat greater. The milling industry was less active in the last
month for which statistics are available. The index of the manufacture of foodstuffs was 63-0
compared with 67-9.
Release of cigars was 4,675,000 compared with 3,966,000, leaf tobacco and cigarettes showing
a decline. The decline in the imports of crude rubber was less than normal for the season. The
manufacture of boots and shoes was slightly greater in the last month for which statistics are
available. Imports of cotton and wool for further manufacture were in lesser volume, the index
of textile imports of this class being 56 • 1 compared with 60-0 in January.
Further reduction was shown in the output of newsprint, the total being 125,610 tons com-
pared with 140,539. Wood pulp exports showed a gain after seasonal adjustment, while exports
of planks, boards and shingles recorded decline. The wood and paper index was 59 • 8 compared
with 63-4 in January.
Two blast furnaces were banked in February leaving no furnaces in operation at the end of
the month. The output of pig iron and steel showed a sharp decline. The manufacture of
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automobiles was less, whereas a gain would have been normal for the season. The iron and
steel index dropped from 31 -9 to 19-6. The imports of crude petroleum were 37,556,000 gallons
compared with 35,085,000, the gains after seasonal adjustment being nearly 37 p.c.
The index of manufacturing production was 58-7 compared with 62-2 in January.
The new business obtained by the construction industry was at a low ebb in February.
Construction contracts awarded were $3,149,000 compared with $3,362,000, while building
permits in 61 cities were limited to $907,000.
Electric power production on an average daily basis was 46,413,000 k.w.h., compared with
45,053,000 in January, a gain after seasonal adjustment of nearly 3-5 p.c.
The index of industrial production, including mining, manufactures, construction and
electric power, was 60 • 9 compared with 62 • 2.
Carloadings numbered 133,147 compared with 134,432, representing a slight gain after
seasonal adjustment. Declines were shown in employment in wholesale and retail trade and in
the volume of imports and exports. The distribution index compiled from carloadings, trade
employment, imports and exports, was 83 • 8 compared with 84-3 in January.
Declines in the receipts of wheat, oats, barley and rye at the Head of the Lakes and Pacific
coast ports were less than normal for the season, the index consequently moving up from 52-5
in January to 75-9 in February.
The index of animal marketings on the stockyards was 79-4 compared with 71-9. The
index of agricultural marketings moved up from 56-1 in January to 76-5 in February. Cold
storage holdings were heavier on February 1, due allowance being made for seasonal tendencies.
World Stocks and Prices
The chart on page 15 shows world stocks of eight commodities by months during the post-
war period and U.S. prices of the same commodities The general indexes disclose a close inverse
correlation between stocks and prices of identical commodities. The gain in stocks during the
post-war primary depression was relatively moderate, though the decline in prices in 1920 was
one of the most drastic in history. The index of prices moved up at the beginning of 1923 and
the two indexes were in close proximity until 1925. Toward the end of that year the index
of world stocks moved up, while the index of prices commenced its downward course leading to
the wide disparity of the current period.
While a measure of variety was shown by the trends of the eight charted commodities, a
similar general pattern was disclosed, especially in the accumulation of stocks and the drop in
prices during recent years. The price of rubber was high in 1925 but dropped rapidly early in
1926, when stocks commenced to pile up. The gain in the stocks of coffee was rapid from 1927
to the early part of 1932. The disparity between the stock and price curves of cotton developed
in 1925. The price of copper was maintained at a high level in 1929, but declined sharply in
the second quarter of 1930. The price and stock curves for tin in the post-war period present
an excellent sample of inverse correlation. Stocks were relatively high in 1922 and low in 1926-27,
while prices were low in 1922 and high in 1926-27. From 1929 to 1931 stocks accumulated
rapidly, while prices reached a new low level in post-war history.
It is claimed bj r the English economist Henry Clay that the misdirection of production
without any alteration in monetary policy can produce a general fall in prices. The depression
in any one industry due to misdirection or over-production of its product will react upon all
other industries from which the people in the first industry normally buy. Consequently a
sufficient number of cases of error of this sort leading to excessive production of certain commo-
dities, will result, through the loss of purchasing power by the people in these industries, in
general depression over the whole field of industry. The decade following the war appears to
be a period in which the misdirection of industry has been the most important influence on
industrial activity, and has been largely responsible for the great fall in prices.
Before the war the world's industry was in a state of balance. The war destroyed the
balance and the world's industries have not yet found a new equilibrium. Owing to war con-
ditions, Canada and the United' States increased the wheat acreage to fill the place left vacant
by the loss of Russia's export. The mills of Japan and India enlarged to supply the markets
that Lancashire could not satisfy. But this diversion of trade involved a duplication of capacity.
The duplication of supplies of many of the most important agricultural staples and commoner
manufacture, created a similar problem of excess capacity for their producers once the obstruc-
tions to trade that the war created were removed.
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The Gold Situation
The lowest point of post-war gold production was reached in 1922 when the output was
15,452,000 ounces. Lower prices in recent years have reduced costs of production and have
favoured the gold mining industry, and during 1932 the output was 23,906,000 ounces, the
highest ever recorded. Owing to the remarkable activity of recent years in gold mining, the
world stock of the yellow metal has shown progressive gain. Furthermore, an increasing pro-
portion of the total world gold stock has been concentrated in the vaults of central banks and
governments. In 1914 these held but 34-6 p.c. of the world's total gold stocks, but since then
gold has in many countries passed out of general circulation and the proportion held by central
banks and governments rose to 51 • 2 p.c. in 1932. Gold reserves have shown a gain of no less
than 116 p.c. since 1914.
It has been demonstrated by several financial authorities that, over long periods, there
tends to be a close correlation between wholesale prices and the relative gold stock. As the level
of wholesale prices as measured by Sauerbeck's index number was in 1850 exactly equal to that
of 1910, this period of sixty years has been used for a statistical proof of the so-called quantity
theory of money. Taking the total world stock of gold in 1850 as the base of the calculation,
it has been claimed by Prof. Cassel that an annual average increase of 2-8 p.c. of the preceding
years stock was required to bring world gold supplies to the level at which they were in 1910.
Consequently it required a cumulative increase of 2-8 p.c. over that sixty-year period to keep
the price level constant. Allowing 0-2 p.c. annually for wear and tear and disappearance of
coins, it follows that a gross cumulative increase of 3 p.c. was required.
According to the quantity theory of money, whenever the actual annual increase of gold is
greater than 3 p.c, the general level of prices should rise, ceteris paribus, while if the annual
increase is less than 3 p.c. the general price level should fall. By actual test, a close correlation
was shown between wholesale prices and the curve representing the percentage of the actual
supply of gold to the normal gold supply as computed by increasing the gold supply in 1850
at a cumulative rate of 3 p.c. per annum*. It was consequently concluded by Cassel that an
annual increase of 3 p.c. in the world's gold stock would be necessary to maintain a stable price
level.
The experts, drawing upon this historical experience, forecast that world prices would drop
in the present decade owing to the failure of gold production to meet normal requirements. It
was estimated that gold production would be $402,000,000 in 1931 and $410,000,000 in 1932.
Actual production as given in the preliminary report of mineral production of Canada for 1932
was $458,252,000 in 1931 and $494,180,000 in 1932. Further, in the last three or four years
a larger proportion of the production is devoted to monetary uses, while in addition large amounts
of gold previously hoarded have been acquired by the central banks in the last two years.
The result of the withdrawal of gold from circulation, together with the inflow of new gold,
was that the monetary gold reserves of the world, excluding Russia, rose according to Kitchin
between 1913 and 1929 by an amount equivalent to an increase of 5-9 p.c. per annum, a figure
which compares with the average rate of 2-3 p.c. or 1-7 p.c, respectively, shown by the League
of Nations' or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's figures for the production of basic com-
modities (foodstuffs and raw materials) for the world excluding Russia. According to the
Federal Reserve Bulletin the gold reserves of 49 countries were $11,880,000,000 in December
1932 compared with $10,291,000,000 at the end of 1919 a gain of 15-4 p.c
Despite these conditions of gold supply, wholesale prices declined severely from 1929 to
1933. With the exception of France, Switzerland, Holland and Belgium, the nations of the
world which two years ago founded their currency and credit upon gold are no longer on the
gold standard in the sense that restrictions are now placed either on the redemption of bank
notes or on the export of the metal.
In accounting for the drastic decline of wholesale prices, it is argued that an adequate Avorld
supply of gold for use as monetary reserves is not in itself sufficient under the conditions of an
international gold standard to insure a stable price level. The total supply must also be dis-
tributed among the different national monetary systems in such a way that each important
country, or group of countries, is assured of having large enough reserves to expand the gold
basis of its currency in accordance with the development of its industry and commerce. If
the dis tribution is not equitable in this sense, and if the steady concentration of gold in a few
*See Annex X to the Interim Report of the Gold Delegation of the Financial Committee, League .of Nations,
Geneva.
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countries causes a progressive shrinkage of reserves in the other countries of the world which
is not checked, a fall of prices in this latter group due to credit restriction will spread to the whole
world. The gold accumulating countries will find that their ample reserves are no safeguard
against falling prices and the attendant depression of trade.
It is estimated that France and the United States at the end of 1932 held nearly 60 p.c.
of the world's monetary gold stock. The trend of gold reserves in the countries exclusive of
the five gold-accumulating nations, shows close correlation with the trend of wholesale prices
in the last four years. This maldistribution has interfered with the normal working of the
gold standard, and, assuming normal confidence in credit instruments, the production and supply
of monetary gold if properly used is adequate to support a higher price level than obtains at the
present time.
CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
The banking crisis interfered with productive operations in February. Carloadings and
automobile production were factors having a depressing influence on the indexes of business
operations. The gains in the production of iron, steel, coal and zinc were counterbalanced by
declines in other lines.
At the close of February, withdrawals of currency and gold increased rapidly and on March
3 they assumed proportions that compelled on the following day suspension of gold payments
by reserve banks. By March 15 resumption of currency payments had been generally secured.
From a long-range standpoint, the events of the past month are regarded by some authorities
as favourable, improving the prospect for financial recovery.
LONG TERM BRITISH ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
There is presented in this number a chart outlining economic conditions in Great Britain
during the post-war period. The main feature of the general index for the period was the relative
stability at a moderate level from 1922 to 1930, a minor depression of 1926 reflecting the strike
of that year. The recent depression culminated in the fall of 1931, the general situation showing
improvement during last year.
Industrial production reached low points in 1921, 1926 and in the last two years. The
expansion from 1921 to 1929 was interrupted temporarily by the strike conditions of 1926. The
greatest activity during the period of observation took place from 1927 to 1929. The low point
of industrial production to date was reached in the third quarter of 1932, a distinct gain being
recorded in the last quarter.
The maximum of wholesale prices in the post-war period was reached in May, 1920,- when
the Board of Trade index on the base of 1926 was 219-8. By September, 1922, one of the most
drastic declines of history had occurred leaving the index at 104-2, a decline of nearly 53 p.c.
Moderate recovery was shown in the early months of 1925. Owing partly to the return to the
gold standard at the pre-war parity, prices declined considerably between 1925 and 1929. The
index stood at 89-5 in December, 1929 and fell to 67-0 in September, 1931, at the time of the
departure from the gold standard. Since that time, the price level has been well maintained,
the index in February being 66-8.
The money factors used here have recently shown a tendency more favourable to business
recovery than at any other time in the post-war period. The deposits of the nine London clearing
banks have reached a new high level in the current period and the three months bankers' rate
of interest was lower in 1932 than at any time in the last fourteen years. Stock prices have
traced two well-defined cycles, the first post-war cycle lasting from 1919 to 1921. The maximum
of the second cycle was reached in September, 1929, and the minimum to date in June, 1932.
The decline in the index on the 1926 base during that intervening period was from 124-3 to
59-3 or 47-7 p.c.
The moderate improvement in economic conditions during 1932 as compared with 1931 is
regarded by some authorities as a natural consequence of the abandonment of the gold standard.
It is asserted by Keynes that Great Britain's action has had two signal consequences. The
first has been to stop the decline in prices measured in terms of national currencies over a con-
siderable portion of the world. A large number of countries are now linked to the future of
sterling rather than of gold. France is the only remaining country of major importance where
the gold standard is functioning freely. This means an abatement of the deflationary pressure
of two years ago.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, March 21, 1933.
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Table 1. Weighted Indexes of the Physical Volume of Business and Agricultural Factors in
Canada, Based on the Monthly average for 1926 and Corrected where Necessary for Seasonal
Variation.
Physical Volume of Business.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUC-
TION
Mineral Production
Copper exports
Nickel exports
Lead production
Zinc exports
Gold shipments
Silver shipments
Asbestos exports
Bauxite imports
Coal production
Manufacturing
Foodstuffs
Flour production
Oatmeal production . . .
Sugar manufactured. . .
Cheese exports
Salmon exports
Tobacco
Cigars
Cigarettes
Rubber imports
Boots and shoes production.
Textiles
Raw cotton imports . . .
Cotton yarn imports. .
Wool, raw and yarn... .
Forestry
Newsprint
Wood pulp exports
Planks and boards exports
Shingles exported
Iron and steel
Steel production
Pig iron production
Iron and steel imports
Automobileproduction .
Coke production
Crude petroleum imports .
Construction
Contracts awarded
Building permits
Cost of construction
Electric Power
DISTRIBUTION
Trade employment
Carloadings
Imports
Exports
1932
Feb.
Agricultural Factors—
AGRICULTURAL MARKET-
INGS
Grain Marketings
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Live Stock Marketings
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
ANIMAL PRODUCTS-
Inspected Slaughterings—
Cattle
Sheep
Hogs
Cold Storage Holdings
Eggs
Butter
Cheese
Beef
Pork
Mutton
Poultry
Lard
Veal
85-4
81-3
104-2
86-9
125-0
90-6
116-6
150-1
83-8
27-7
93-8
90-0
74-2
70-6
57-6
78-4
35-5
31-2
120-4
128-2
86-5
145-2
107-5
96
61-3
63-1
90-5
41-3
78-1
108
54
47-2
51
34
45-7
18
44
31
93
152-1
85
103
39
89
134
96
119
75-8
70-7
63
77-4
75
81-8
66-7
20-5
161
350
87-7
69-0
120-8
106-4
162-0
111-7
2131
109-9
157-6
326-3
180-9
58-4
68-2
110-9
166-3
430-3
92-5
76-8
Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct
81-8
76-9
89-9
56-7
72-8
83-8
129-0
136-5
73-2
26-9
930
77
76-6
78-2
65-0
102-1
58-1
46-1
124-7
116-3
83
128-7
100-7
94-3
82-3
76-8
121-0
97-1
74-4
104
52
42-0
60-5
42
59-5
27-5
46-7
39-9
92-8
146-2
53
62
31
89-8
136
95-4
117-5
73-0
81
53
103-5
105-9
115
38-
6
51
92
73
94
113
195
107-5
230-5
106- 1
150-2
329-3
157-8
54-8
72-1
110-3
171-4
384-5
69-4
73-8
75-3
105-0
60-0
157-8
213-2
73-2
25-0
85-6
64-6
66-5
68-3
54-0
99
45
39-3
74-2
101-1
88
106-0
97-1
90-7
61-3
66-5
83-0
25-1
74-1
111-6
49-0
34-5
56-0
33-2
52-3
27-5
36-0
29-0
89-1
129-0
27-
28-5
26
89
139-0
95
117
77-2
61
61
79-9
74-6
94-4
56-6
68-2
86-9
143-9
182-7
87-0
28-7
50
44
65
102-2
70
113
79
96
120
129
96-5
83-3
71-4
107-9
46-3
33-3
40-5
34-1
40-3
19-4
360
34-4
78
230-1
31-8
32-2
30
89-1
131-2
94-5
117-8
71
72-9
58
81-4
76-9
92-3
67-9
36-1
92-8
102-3
84-4
105-7
82-8
113-5
89-9
67-2
230
47-4
36-4
23-3
28-6
138-8
106-3
87-2
91 5
61-4
67-8
79-6
78-4
120-8
125-1
188-8
172-3
91-2
87-1
237-4
175-8
108-2
121-7
144-1
120-9
313-5
134-0
143-7
178-0
64-9
54-4
73-3
77-1
103-1
101-9
174-9
210-6
343-1
297-8
71-5
73-1
121-2
94-3
6
3
■7
5
•2
82-1
94-0
85-9
62-4
70-1
55-5
223
120-0
78
134-4
169-9
93-3
53
50
79
63
74
102-6
35
51
50-1
32-9
25
12
38-1
36-7
75
176
28-1
28
27
130-5
93
117
70-3
221-4
250-8
279-9
29-2
92-
116
91-9
233-4
128-8
116-9
1130
167-8
620
81-2
107-7
205-4
245-9
74-2
104
78-3
74-2
83-4
103-2
32-4
89-3
74-3
163-0
74-5
20-6
19-3
54-5
76-9
93-3
84-0
68-9
155
72
105
89
84
42
41
87-5
28
55-9
17
37-2
41
45
11
31
47
83
192-9
39
42-6
31-
88-
129-
89-
115-
60-
63-
62-
135-9
147-9
158-5
112-5
66-5
32-7
170-7
821
64-9
87-1
105-5
131-3
85-7
178-5
122-8
112-2
103-6
143-1
73-5
82-4
103-8
292-9
199-9
80-3
100-0
78-1
73-6
84-8
7-6
160
98-2
640
186-5
73-9
24-3
16-4
56-8
75-5
97
103-7
70-1
93-2
77-0
99-4
102-7
71
114-3
61-2
93-0
73-2
73
98-2
63-3
59-6
91
38
25-0
46
27
43
9
26
26
72
172
37-1
40-1
28
87-8
137-1
90-
115-
64-
63-
63-0
196-6
222-
242-8
53-1
121-0
66-2
177-8
79-9
59-4
83-9
111-8
112-2
86-7
143-6
119-4
106-4
98-6
114-8
62-7
94-5
114-5
337-6
170-9
64-4
77-1
71-9
89-5
17-2
26-3
88-7
90-8
185-0
88-9
30-8
67-6
68-5
74-3
94-5
85
60-4
98-7
54-1
35
102-7
69-0
114-8
201-5
95-0
67-4
66-0
116-8
75-3
70-4
99-3
38-5
401
84-2
135-2
185-1
101-2
41-6
92-8
75-5
70-
88-
78-0
55
131
56-0
34
78
68
82
74-0
83
71
68-3
141-2
Nov.
Dec
60-1
63-9
60-5
64-7
99-2
97-3
33-2
50-2
18-0
25-7
53-6
61-2
20-4
22-4
41-0
27-1
9-9
10-9
27-9
30-1
15-3
21-2
82-8
81-3
136-4
140-0
31-5
30-7
36-1
32-6
20-0
26-2
88-3
88-6
128-0
127-8
91-3
88-8
114-3
113-7
68-1
59-8
64-7
67-5
64-6
66-4
189-0
83-8
213-9
87-4
239-1
97-0
140-9
70-9
34-2
9-7
121
110
21-3
13-4
77-1
67-4
55-9
47-4
92-8
84-1
110-4
95-3
94-2
108-2
79-3
66-4
115-4
107-4
100-5
89-9
104-9
96-7
103-7
108-4
112-8
1191
59-3
58-4
92-5
82-9
115-1
102-7
351-9
207-9
123-0
73-9
62-9
36-9
111-4
102-1
75-
71-
86-4
21-3
46-4
119-1
58-3
164-1
69-6
2S-7
202-3
75-3
72-3
86-7
93-5
48-4
125-4
57-7
27-1
126-5
70-3
148-1
96-5
81-0
104
110
65-8
81
65
101
51
23
50
28
57-6
24-5
39-7
18-9
90-2
102-0
39-4
44-7
26-0
134-4
86-9
111-6
60-1
70-6
47-3
62
59
65-1
55
10
21
4
74
41
101
123
120-3
67
115-0
121-2
126
62
64-6
108-5
114-6
38-5
81-9
81-2
72-6
67-7
90-5
45-8
38-2
82-8
91-7
198-1
61-4
43-3
25
73
70-2
94-4
61-7
23
127
39
56-1
106-2
60
124-1
59
63
96-3
94-8
66-4
115-3
60
92
40-6
23
42
29
51
48
29
21-6
931
71-0
19-5
20-5
17-1
88-1
131-3
86-1
113-4
58-4
59-8
47-5
59-1
56-6
61-0
49-8
27-3
18-8
5-8
70-3
55-8
81-4
93-8
76-2
73-6
118-3
105-3
98-3
130-5
139
52
54
101
111
47
64
1933
Jan. Feb
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Table 2. Trend of Business Movements
Items
Trend of Business Movements—
Rubber, Crude Imports. 000 lbs.
Cotton, Raw Imports 000 lbs.
Wool, Raw Imports 000 lbs.
Planks and Boards
Exports Mil. bd. ft.
Timber Scaled in B.C. Mil. bd. ft.
Newsprint Production.. 000 tons
Shipments 000 tons
Stocks 000 tons
Pig Iron Production. .000 1. tons
Ferro-alloys Production. . .tons
Steel Ingots and
Castings 000 1. tons
Passenger Automobile Pro-
duction No.
Truck Production No.
Total Cars and Trucks No.
Exports— Auto Complete or
Chassis No.
Exports— Automobiles and
Parts $000
Petroleum, Crude Imports
000,000 pal.
Condensed Milk Output 000 lbs.
Evaporated Milk Output 000 lbs .
Fish Exports 000 lbs.
Fish E xports $000
Canned Salmon Exports
000 case?
Rauways—
Canadian National—
(exclusive of eastern lines')
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried one mile
000,000 tons
Passengers carried one mile
000,000 pass.
Canadian Pacific —
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried one
mile 000,000 tons
Passengers carried
one mile 000,000 pass.
All Railways —
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried
one mile 000,000 tons
Passengers carried
one mile 000,000 pass.
Carloadings 000 cars
Canal Cargo Traffic —
Sault Ste. Marie 000 s. tons
Welland 000 s. tons
St. Lawrence 000 s. tons
Coat, Available 000 s. tons
Coke Production 000 tons
Strikes and Lockouts —
Disputes in existence No.
Number of employees No.
Time loss in working days
Percentage of unemploy-
ment in Trade Unions. .P.C.
Employment Office Reports—
Applications No.
Vacancies No.
Placements No.
Immigration— Total No.
From U. Kingdom No.
From U. States No.
From other Countries No.
Returned Canadians No.
Bank Clearings $000, 000
Failures No
Liabilities $000
1932
Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
3,859
7,074
513
60-45
80-1
158-54
150-95
61-19
10-51
1,431
28-42
4,494
983
5,477
383
214
48-58
853
2,200
28,287
1,751
105-11
1,072
1,774
879'
702
9,030
8,461
229
679
47
22,294
22,196
821'
1,659
107
174-18
1,670
144
17
3,611
14,679
20-6
55,558
33,426
32,633
1,039
109
684
•246
862
1,015
221
3,651
5,797
10.212
1,829
77-55
110-2
166-76
163-81
63-55
17-99
1,295
43-57
6,617
1,701
8,318
567
257
67-64
1,045
3,713
27,093
1,568
124-58
10,213
9,813
256
42
10,237
8,742
1,171
736
58
25,027
22,550
1,612
1,814
125
186-01
1,708
156
11
1,501
26,410
20-4
55,271
35,275
34,275
1,438
270
903
265
1.035
1,036
208
3,399
3,585
6,230
347
42-52
165-5
176-66
186-44
53-90
16-90
2,185
36 03
5,660
1,150
6,810
321
219
38-57
1,102
4,872
10,575
691
32-51
9,991
8,981
848
803
39
9,492
8,237
918
663
50
23.851
21,052
1,932
1,653
113
180-18
369
465
279
1,264
143
11
1,413
34,5,
23-0
57,580
34,961
33,744
2,059
386
1,274
399
1,538
1,073
190
3,171
3,171
12,463
1,096
62-95
184-3
175-89
172-95
5701
13-34
1,132
29-24
7,269
952
8,221
333
264
109-52
913
6,271
15,313
1,214
34-30
9,907
9,128
596
816
41
9,537
8,425
737
673
50
23,400
21,245
1,191
1,632
110
182-73
1,568
1,037
884
1,694
129
13
1,521
31,905
22-1
54,745
32,209
31,039
2,718
510
1,834
374
2,194
1,037
204
3,148
June
July
6,349
3,425
4,486
3,590
816
344
110-69
37-85
178-5
129-0
161-37
142-49
164-31
145-43
50-03
47-02
8-16
7-31
893
892
18-12
27-51
6,308
6,773
804
699
7,112
7,472
768
740
349
1,089
113-95
104-21
979
1,495
6,947
5,307
17,228
16,123
1,933
1,831
86-89
69-33
10,666
10,032
9,420
9,144
1,138
703
891
717
44
52
10,484
9,685
8,558
8,460
1,579
860
933
670
63
71
24,813
22,970
21,654
21,053
2,328
1,027
2,257
1,790
129
147
185-15
157-37
1,988
2,638
1,065
1,030
905
822
1,694
1,679
119
127
17
26
3,011
6,121
38,147
50,397
21-9
21-8
50,547
46,692
29,404
25,917
28,532
25,191
2,562
1,974
387
298
1,794
1,299
381
377
1,944
1,807
1,081
1,105
176
175
3,794
2,987
2,173
5,995
670
53-61
121-1
157-92
154-88
50-03
5-99
871
26-71
3,166
901
4,067
1,523
752
89-78
1,666
5,173
23,167
1,859
66-20
9,746
9.420
137
708
52
10,172
9,119
697
65
23,099
21,922
2
1,813
6,204
4,553
535
35-46
97-2
150-69
152-62
48-06
5-71
732
23-14
1,741
601
2.342
1,654
802
76-91
1,419
3,959
23,813
1,390
48-13
12,498
9,657
2,681
1,429
44
13,256
9,271
3.723
1,416
55
2=!,9>8
22,254
5,949
3,013
138 122
175-62;215-65
3,095
1,162
938
1,894
121
16
4,972
62,492
21-4
48,815
28,397
27,355
1,944
270
1,338
336
1,611
1,058
188
2,825
3,807
1,292
1,061
2,092
127
16
4,251
10,995
20-4
53,437
32,111
29,944
1,871
357
1,279
235
1,378
1,087
192
3,
2,704
7,029
857
55-26
110-1
157-51
157-57
48-41
6-73
1,599
17-10
2,361
562
2,923
2,416
1,515
83-45
1,351
2,990
27,166
1,477
57-72
12,299
9,534
2,537
1,190
3
12,290
8,005
3,924
1,193
42
28,190
20,839
6,385
2,607
211-53
3,924
1,252
1,014
2,543
131
15
2,225
14,470
22-0
23,222
56,877
22,205
1,723
200
1,145
278
1,236
1,176
199
3,439
3,568
15,376
1,070
46-37
99-8
161-33
164-33
45-46
14-15
1,544
37-09
1,669
535
2,204
1,438
906
51-71
134- c
261-9
38,583
1,304
42-3S
10,166
9,087
897
936
34
10,726
7,053
3,324
1,023
40
24,276
19,308
4,057
2,181
90
192-58
2,877
1,087
751
2,738
143
12
1,130
3,653
65,165
28,683
27,383
1,258
188
817
253
1,026
1,130
229
4,343
2
13,819
1,283
37-54
80-5
138-68
140-77
42-34
27-03
1,090
30-76
1,561
578
2,139
1,090
476
32-81
1,385
2,872
27,189
1,581
69-53
8,922
703
695
52
9.483
7,091
2,311
753
21,902
19,434
1,904
1,740
130
152-56
215
147
51
2,02.?
150
12
2,375
10,378
25-5
49,736
30,885
29,192
938
110
617
211
2,632
1,063
196
7,
1933
Jan. Feb.
2,663
8,765
919
39-18
140-54
133-06
49-84
29-21
1,217
40-77
2,921
437
3,358
475
368
35-09
852
2,025
26,740
1,439
51-26
6,735
7,676
134-43
622
5,936
56,873
28,602
27,304
978
216
4,050
2,632
6,026
819
37-71
125-61
6-14
1,076
12-37
3,025
273
3,298
256
247
37-56
24,032
1,120
35-05
7,097
133-15
45,919
23,714
22,733
882
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Table 3. Receipts and Visible Supply of Canadian Grain
11
Year
Receipts at Country Elevators and Platform Loadings
Visible Supply of Canadian Grain
and
Wheat
| Oats
Barley
Flai
Rye
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Month
Thousand Bushels
1930
Aueust
September..
October
November.. .
December....
1931
January
February....
March
April
21,248
105,065
53,800
52,445
17,320
9,256
9,843
9.589
8,418
6,145
8,205
5,437
11,862
47,443
74,086
43,056
19,613
10,851
12,245
12.746
5.982
8,197
15,050
3,780
17,633
120.538
79,564
36,457
18,486
11,300
11,543
695
6,080
3,967
3,992
2,055
1,681
2,304
3.733
2,097
1,334
2,049
1,970
2,784
2,893
5,270
6,495
3,350
1,909
4,013
4,788
1.834
2,353
2,094
1,091
1.184
3.441
4,082
3,031
1,612
1,095
1,753
1,167
7.735
2,440
1,123
639
616
404
614
688
803
1.412
892
1,047
4,569
1,023
1,586
1,380
801
943
1.194
543
454
514
402
929
2,599
1,125
1,338
1,219
474
479
24
1,185
1,223
1,271
182
65
48
74
60
42
79
60
49
167
900
399
99
26
36
68
70
24
44
48
53
282
693
179
88
57
35
1,145
3,223
1.291
839
233
153
97
362
266
287
418
247
252
349
315
522
209
128
130
245
153
67
67
57
448
540
270
131
98
74
71
96.448
152,211
188,673
207,386
217,643
202,283
190,202
180,540
162,041
132,593
115,672
110,731
101,733
126,462
163,133
185,811
192,305
195,510
186,120
183,956
164,562
149,251
138,572
121,474
113,036
198.240
239,435
237,194
237,391
229,186
223,535
5,995
9.129
11,206
13,847
15,022
14,207
13,802
14,887
13.242
10,840
9,624
8.886
8.847
9,568
10,864
13.609
15,614
4,626
14,279
14,801
11,055
6.443
5,659
6.204
5,857
7.273
8,316
9,115
9,233
9,345
9,767
21,835
27,892
31,879
31,608
31,339
30,436
29,527
27,551
24,081
15,447
11,944
10.260
8,471
11,338
11,274
10,282
11,494
11,402
11.183
11.100
9.220
6,706
4,401
3,627
3,056
5.813
5,874
6.024
6,772
6,806
6,679
449
1,003
1,904
2,405
2,074
2.080
2,104
2,059
1,858
1,254
1,127
742
758
883
1,588
1,549
11,473
1,396
1,363
1,383
1.267
1.424
1,347
1 , 283
1,208
1,400
1,497
1,582
1,436
1,480
1,461
8,128
9,445
12,224
12,924
13,158
13,458
13,391
13,275
13,448
12,970
12,549
July
12,600
August
September . .
October
November...
December. . .
1932
January
February
March
April
Mav
12,163
12,358
12,309
13,024
12,572
12,355
12,864
12,323
11,122
10,242
7.563
Julv
5,541
August
September...
October
November.. .
December. . .
1933
January
February
5,129
5.359
5,256
4,770
4,990
5,020
5,122
Table 4. Exports and Cash Price of Canadian Grain
Year
and
Month
1930
August
September. .
October
Not ember.
December. .
1931
January
February. . .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October ....
November.
December..
1932
January
February..,
March
April ,
May
June
July
August
September.,
October.. .,
November.,
December.
1933
January....,
February..,
Exports of Grain
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Bushels
17.639,228
27,817,053
29,784.275
31. 217,624
22,230,397
9,608.852
10,296,603
12,995,567
4,680.789
29,521,699
20,783,219
12.004,817
11,909,108
14.335.637
18.925,303
27,452,063
22,355,975
9,472,346
9,898.363
9.920,634
7,513,289
15,543.013
15,857,427
19,620,224
18.289,832
26,874.237
40,192,415
27,301,976
27,735,999
14,706,801
10,922,337
158,564
220,519
345,661
381,088
686,166
260,342
127,170
308.087
158,382
1,646,844
2,291,951
1,257.248
753,105
894,908
1,082,074
1,364,700
1,232,261
1.184,647
1,139.568
1,035.612
1.748,438
1,622,815
1,239.599
513,384
800,804
1,050,470
2,139,232
1,528,634
1,433,865
354,614
824,704
1,250
146,107
524.849
1,129.144
734,683
244,953
120,034
458.125
755,247
6,281.088
8,199,012
2,855,725
3,287,465
757.930
220,752
1.129,46"
2,205,976
231,707
323,221
346,107
613,805
1,711,716
1,021,578
1,688,500
1,547,340
769.088
718,213
748,801
272,667
191,524
223,139
172.338
102,496
421,428
502,899
150
2,700
483,290
49,049
263,500
61,500
""i84,"263
i]266
3,672
'"362", 578
1,400
2,458
24,812
11,305
425,398
24,226
623,614
20,000
49.340
10,64
109,036
689,380
122.094
145,273
483,030
71.978
742.391
1,249,981
218.504
302,33
245,800
299.906
1,691,542
1,115,445
2,480,942
1.194,386
425,911
403,802
504, 71 «
17,143
17,143
43,314
Average Cash Price
(Baftis in store Fort William and Port Arthur^
Wheat
No.l
Nor.
Oats
No. 2
C.W
Barley
No. 3
C.W.
Dollars per Bushel
Flax
No. 1
N.W.C.
Rye
No. 1
C.W.
925
•402
•390
781
•331
•316
725
•328
• 282
643
•282
•233
553
•267
•250
539
•281
•221
592
•276
•221
567
•277
•251
596
•281
•282
606
•291
•310
607
•296
•328
572
•293
•322
551
•282
•317
536
• 273
• 306
598
•312
•331
672
•336
•425
606
•300
•383
600
•293
•377
632
•295
•383
631
•300
•398
626
•323
•410
628
•355
•402
551
•338
•377
547
•351
•365
563
•300
•344
518
•261
•288
482
•235
•257
467
• 240
•302
423
•210
•277
442
•225
•276
457
•233
•275
1-623
1-435
1-292
1-052
•978
•950
1-040
1-061
1-070
1-182
1-037
•973
•945
1-056
•990
•551
•425
•373
•306
•300
•271
•286
•312
•316
•341
•355
•327
•293
• 325
•370
• 487
•427
•426
•441
•478
•457
•412
•337
•331
-334
-318
•292
■295
•297
-310
•318
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Table 5. Consumption of Grain and Production by the Milling Industry
Year
and
month
1930
October
November
December.,
1931
January. ...
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October. . . .
November.
December.
1932
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October —
November.
December .
1933
January
Mill grindinga
Wheat
Bushels
8,348.434
7,788.827
5,225,805
4,833,535
4.607,154
5,158,112
4,718,805
5,304.076
5,033,072
5,932,146
5,992,090
6,772,319
7,565,330
8,101,645
5,275,097
3,798,168
,751,268
4.685.646
4,446,506
4,643,15?
5,173,525
5,379.486
5,716,002
6,151,877
7,670,515
638,600
4,493,143
Oats
Bushels
1,173,911
1,085,491
1.125,885
997,080
940,355
843,761
822,047
785,196
769,942
937,695
836,410
1,166,178
1,506,473
1,761,877
1,151,246
902,969
789,941
882,368
666,203
616,418
650,403
695,557
939,418
1,081,749
1,346, 592
1,453,153
909,581
Corn
Bushels
183,786
176,074
148,866
160,976
170,167
141,271
176,096
157,539
167,195
175,921
149.814
170,265
172,015
209,089
158,509
145,738
153,989
175.321
178,754
129,879
135,783
183,623
187,020
147,992
129,236
209,499
151,518
.3,815,453 791,596 118,039 55,257 1,643,156
Barley
Bushels
131,307
128,156
136,065
125,357
129,777
134,297
116.171
84,809
73,578
81,527
107,612
126,363
126,710
129,541
106,230
89,204
68,471
85.835
73,738
53,386
44,464
40,894
74,088
72.056
77,779
102,769
60,082
Mixed
grain
Bushels
1,432,239
1,872,362
1.886,930
915,710
657,462
,660,573
565.891
189,023
962,081
938,413
029,935
272,527
705,240
791,642
123,600
788,297
701,800
818.416
416,128
045,021
873,889
716,067
895,616
174,201
447,920
941, 34R
829,953
Mill production
Wheat flour
Percent-
age of
operation
620
62-1
38-7
36-6
37-3
38-9
36-3
411
43-7
47-1
47-8
56-7
60-5
70-0
40-9
31-3
31-3
37-2
35-9
43-0
41-3
42-7
50-9
62-4
70-5
35 1
Quan-
tity
Barrels
1,868,575
1,739,375
1,170,025
086,272
035,383
168,408
058,311
183,280
121,115
,319,008
,333,287
515,613
693,925
812,457
175,152
851,192
842,123
053.770
993,385
040,693
151,286
201,965
272.009
384,500
721,598
942,844
009,799
Oatmeal
Pounds
1,160,492
1,278,662
3,636,850
449,163
461,180
568,252
925.422
865,362
569,155
690,259
408,475
439,682
589,165
520,322
659,093
799,728
788,903
653,557
551,310
888,497
880,560
402,937
658,480
777,966
387,585
193,036
499,733
30-9 859,107 401,299 9,015,044 1,363,972
Rolled
oats
Pounds
13,588.271
13,326,255
10,723,499
870,397
434,204
674,493
945,416
659,185
528.397
272,542
530,679
520,597
498,451
901,593
513,316
9,534,
8,218,
9.454,
6,594,
6,315,
8,027,
8,940,
12,301,
14,124,
16,683,
17,871,
10,532,
Corn
flour and
meal
Pounds
1,948,686
1,499,621
1,070,225
,155,518
.894,492
,158,556
.612.040
,130,887
,072,918
,612,240
,277,749
,039.254
.288,754
,588,950
,714,434
1,802,005
2,309,160
2,233,622
2,591,116
1,908,770
2,099,028
2,628,'
2.738,376
2.226.154
1,776,832
2,466,753
1,898,580
Barrels
397,304
Table 6. Receipts. Manufactures and Stocks of Sugar in Thousand Pounds
Year and
4-week period
1930
October 4,
November 1
November 29
December 31,
1931
January 31.
February 28
March 28.
April 25
May 23.
June 20.
July 18,
August 15.
September 12.
October 10,
November 7.
December 5,
December 31.
1932
January 30.
February 27.
March 26.
April 23 .
May 21,
June 18.
July 16.
August 13 .
September 10.
October 8.
November 5.
December 3.
December 31.
1933
January 28 ... .
February 25 . . .
Raw Sugar
Stock
on hand
at be-
ginning
of period
93,369
53,544
60,779
104,507
115,726
91,476
71.255
74.881
117,363
123,541
110,325
76,658
96,149
66,512
91.033
96, 785
98,423
102,650
83.834
67,702
60,295
122,205
122,425
110,656
38,489
77,116
60,036
106,861
109,097
109,232
101,898
Re-
ceipts
59,575
75,781
115,341
49,803
34,506
18.680
34,275
49,907
123.518
79.112
77,162
66,006
107,722
54,318
110,354
90,828
50,737
32,199
8,639
36,780
27.237
126,477
75,224
85,435
35,112
120.743
75.160
123,367
80,943
37,886
11,432
29,326
Melt-
ings
and
ship-
ments
99,39
68,54
71,613
46,040
27,050
42.930
54,497
46.282
81.036
72,933
90,378
99.674
88,230
83,955
85,833
85,076
49,099
27,973
27,454
52,912
34.644
64,507
75,005
97,204
107,2
82.116
92,239
76,543
78,707
37,750
18,767
19,041
Refined Sugar
Stock
on hand
at be-
ginning
of period
86,137
89,321
102,122
131,418
136,260
111.178
98,886
96,086
71.354
79,818
77,289
74,075
76,046
82,326
88,407
130,392
162,469
174,9*5
155,110
131,044
129.590
109,901
111,503
123,942
108,248
124,079
174,985
174,985
155,411
188,834
194,558
173,161
Manu-
factured
granu-
lated
86,561
91,957
97.293
57,875
23,643
35.380
47.504
37,025
66, 180
63,254
78.414
84,879
82,700
88,397
109,523
110,785
51,744
24,211
22,640
44,332
30,275
53,212
63,996
84,990
91,620
73.687
97,775
108,298
109,777
54,028
24,239
16,803
Manu-
factured
yellow
and
brown
9,878
7,731
11,265
9,202
3.540
5.029
8.085
5.331
10.476
6,106
6,881
6,993
6,706
9,789
12,267
13,635
9,1
3,680
3,041
7,544
5,605
5,540
9.725
7,593
10,080
8,230
8,238
7.576
12,679
7,317
3,064
3,544
Total
manu-
factured
96,439
99.688
108,558
67,077
27,184
40,408
55.589
42,356
76,655
69,360
85,295
91,871
89,406
96,185
121,791
124,420
61,613
27,891
25,681
51.876
35,879
58,751
73,722
92,583
101,700
81,917
106,613
115,874
122,457
61,345
27,303
20,347
Total
domes-
tic
ship-
ments
90,865
81.386
77,119
52,812
51,595
52.161
57,641
66,091
66.933
70,882
87,386
88,342
82,097
87,601
77,662
90,849
48,712
47,270
49,221
52,838
55.229
56,256
60,354
107,377
84,478
79.741
101,052
84,813
87,675
55,183
48,263
49,749
Ship-
ments
granu-
lated
83,912
77,202
67,650
46,364
46,867
46.216
51,188
60,250
60.766
65,395
81,810
84,192
75,001
80.321
69,411
76,969
42,927
42,439
43,691
47,136
47.723
51.129
55,403
100.986
79,862
74.845
95,456
76,537
77,185
49,016
43,449
43,715
Ship-
ments
yellow
and
brown
9,342
9,685
11,612
7,494
5,399
6,485
7,200
6,839
7.425
6,494
6,699
5,708
8,125
9,783
10,395
15.374
6,170
5,327
6,055
6,155
7,846
6,020
5,880
7,291
6,007
7,262
9,451
9,521
11.848
6,604
5,251
6,448
Total
ship-
ments
93.254
86,887
79,262
53,858
52.266
52.700
58,388
67,088
68,191
71.889
88,510
89,900
83,126
90,104
79.806
92,342
49,097
47,786
49,747
53,330
55,569
57.149
61.283
108,277
85,869
82,107
104,908
86,058
89,033
55,621
48,700
50,163
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Table 7. Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes Entered for Consumpti<
13
Year and Month
1930
July
August
September
October
November
December
1931
January
February
March
April
May ,
Juno ,
July
August
Septem ber
October
November
December
1932
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933
January
February ,
Tobacco,
cut
PouDd
1,386,779
1,322,441
1,408.258
1,381,943
1,224,810
1,312,936
1,057,507
1,163,399
1,372.596
1,250,655
1,487,028
1,480.478
1,468,877
1,449,103
1,457,61*
1,452,865
1,451,340
1,366,936
1.144,298
1,272,469
1,414,941
1,659.842
1,436,417
1,493,496
1,488,431
1,559,663
1,662,365
1,551,042
1,427,688
1,209,812
1,065.534
1,429,012
Tobacco,
plug
Pound
583,668
552, 148
476,020
452,670
455,503
471,292
366,785
430,463
459.155
439,364
514,005
503.867
453 , 989
469,793
417,050
439,268
410,253
426,968
3*2,000
343.887
389.797
425,577
421,248
425,890
391,668
419,483
368,601
379,960
358,572
340,791
300,491
304,290
Cigarettes
Number
529,519.070
477,205,140
483,960,240
438,497,550
401,175,589
326,147,670
319,555,340
327,255,230
349.681,715
382,303,130
382,951,155
430,179,170
474,415,620
425,138,580
371,311,090
344,956,140
355,716,768
369,235,870
278,416,630
281,496,910
304,243,772
269 309 750
312,790,432
376.779.975
338,874,828
329,466,304
313,709,922
214,301,678
388,625.140
301,613,955
310,144,850
264,524,935
Cigarettes,
over-
weight
Number
71,000
51,800
167,700
17,900
38,200
144,300
78.300
68,500
117,800
500
31,820
164.250
227,450
200,400
76,600
135,450
115,200
148,210
57,200
56.700
50,150
49.050
37.350
66,300
40,300
43,700
39,400
57,100
148,400
39,260
28 420
17,890
C'gars
Number
16.947.724
17,944,831
19,333.469
22,515,606
17,418,328
11,408,452
7,259,572
7,650,784
9.984.215
11,116,740
14,734,327
14.380.513
14,091,692
12,860,616
15,270,873
17,316,957
15,753.873
11,329,243
7.595,920
8,154,663
9.657,775
10 208.636
10,552.455
12,754.263
11.492,868
12,298,501
12,799,348
14,424,229
14,071,178
9,014,869
3,965.735
4,675,418
Pound
1,416,720
1.482,179
1.514, 2*3
1,505,683
1,139,124
1.064,933
1.288,800
1,072,285
1.115.135
1,284,691
1,434,154
1.382.348
1,328,631
1,283,479
1,076.864
1,177,265
1,144,401
994,476
1,063,412
8*9,417
942,999
1,120,066
1,108,312
1,320,001
1,149,197
1,083,602
1,042,140
938,889
1,027,873
744,579
832,534
742,408
Table 8. — Production of Boots and Shoes.
1930
June
July
August
September. .
October
November..
December...
1931
January
February.. . .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September. .
October
November..
December. .
1932
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September. .
October
November. .
December . .
1533
January
61155—3
Boots and shoes with leather or fabric uppers
Welts
255,538
335.729
306,544
310,184
290.812
204,928
193.340
231,498
278.200
326,112
332. 3C6
203.408
252,037
281,175
274.644
275, 156
235.904
181,474
171,294
212,534
272,581
281 , 244
243,435
241,653
235,079
247.387
273,591
267,515
213.345
196,801
167,762
185,162
McKays
and
all
imitation
welts
618,747
548,897
722.7J9
740,557
663,654
422.543
406,884
426,112
600,694
880,851
810,653
802,177
782,256
683,700
£16,370
824,847
723,009
414.143
433,536
532,297
774,827
907,035
781,111
821,112
746.474
610,920
828,070
807,126
679,722
450,418
306,383
398,195
Nailed
pegged,
screw
or wire
fastened
107,369
115,584
144,308
160,270
161.697
113,951
113,786
111,106
123,809
152,328
134,025
146.830
119,495
121.R77
164,848
19.5,496
182,548
150,054
132,822
123.365
158,460
150,132
120,920
125.907
118,518
129,505
18\350
185,458
189.725
166, 9?4
114,304
88,256
Stich-
downs
220,562
168,963
129,710
125,639
123.372
114,824
128,353
126,310
138,121
177,142
207,343
233 114
234,244
174,632
145,542
124,722
130,525
138,910
148,777
132,897
171.322
212.237
216.884
264.754
243,324
169,801
148,305
136,672
151,068
135.217
124,894
Total
1,250,886
1,232,993
1,368.683
1,406,149
1.305.315
900,345
877,041
921,878
,184,316
.506.409
.546.111
.622.637
,442,330
,316,340
,467,600
,482,835
,337,126
.013,870
919,847
.029,556
,414.516
,607,280
.413.214
.507.574
.400,508
,202,968
,484,042
,470,476
,301,011
,017,153
753,573
114,919 808,671
Total footwear
Mens*
393,345
439,235
465,095
483,554
494,271
350, 8°6
339,476
296,301
368,102
472,689
443,797
445,979
403.207
421, 6 5 2
434,443
454,133
431,115
363,011
348, F65
300,352
420,882
411,320
370,801
422.104
436.647
409,588
469,002
471,961
449,281
403,661
311,351
267,310
Boys'
and
youths'
68,316
63,899
81,408
100,482
07,210
77,582
85,163
72,959
68,363
97,515
92,829
85,643
70,458
74,836
85,615
104,041
119.592
107,503
104,437
79,681
91,177
87 098
68,822
75.047
65,144
54,778
91,741
109.625
108.139
110,661
67,645
45,171
Women's
626,824
634,137
719,083
754,204
670,404
430,139
384,526
386,168
554,616
790,849
756.981
817,510
766.049
674,325
804,318
839,989
711,900
513.384
418,306
491,281
731.280
807,022
742,845
803,803
746,658
665,684
863,149
858,238
748,048
568,263
404,451
426,723
Misses'
and
childrens
201,050
171,396
182.3J7
176,812
183.661
175.803
159,008
144,793
188,776
244,120
252,635
260, 635
210,498
187,098
106,504
184,536
197,983
178,872
174,731
163,531
214,205
264,903
232,427
248,460
214,127
160,066
183,565
187,436
202,130
187,757
134,308
129,475
Babies
and
infants'
106, 205
94,753
100,807
106,846
90,468
96,019
84,703
07.108
124,777
123,675
131.016
117,239
98,881
106,036
89,738
93,554
91,026
87,192
77,337
100.770
119,865
108.597
106, 674
96,616
88,768
100,902
95,942
91,592
90,992
60,309
Total
1,398,444
1,414,872
1.542,686
1,615,859
1,552,392
1,124,798
1,064,192
984,924
1,276,965
1,729,930
1,669.917
1.740.792
1.576,449
1,456.822
1,627,006
1,672,437
1,554,144
1,254,696
1,133,534
112,192
558,413
720,208
523,492
656, 088
559,192
379,484
708.359
723,202
599,190
361 334
978, 0W
53,219 921,898
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Table 9. — Sales and Slaughterings
Df Live Stock
, Retail Food Prices, and Cold Storage Holdings.
!
1932
1933
Classification
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Jafeson Stock Yds:
(Current month
prelim.)
Cattle
36,234
43,992
38,244
44,226
38,833
44,941
64,884
56,647
58,195
66,598
31,800
48,018
37,448
17,606
111,246
13,443
29,112
117,198
15,157
35,424
112,178
11,388
38,482
119,341
11,867
30,026
104,127
30,434
25,356
81,557
38,457
26,638
83,187
60,488
24,305
62,737
60,044
25,299
76,081
103,224
26,072
126,986
75,412
11,460
101,857
20,329
16,405
104,202
24,396
16,506
83,525
Sheep
14,071
Inspected Slaugh-
terings:
Cattle
39,379
22,679
5,258
44,505
43,253
2,801
43,302
46,612
28,448
44,156
51,240
16,685
41,818
43,171
12,726
41.228
32.252
11.369
47,184
31,598
11,983
52,174
29.45C
11,286
50,408
27,248
8,216
56.03S
23,722
8,982
45,075
14,919
5,369
50,521
20,255
5,054
42,412
22,247
Sheep
3,614
Lambs
29,454
34,304
1,426
6,519
37,472
52.640
73,856
89,865
137,368
109,900
44,019
43,522
32,416
Swine
239,921
232,875
229,124
254,836
247,722
191,577
189,253
166,352
189,222
249,858
268,300
247,081
220,419
Av. Retail Prices, in
cents, of Food in
Canada:
3eef chuck lb.
13-4
13-7
13-4
13-3
13-3
13-4
13-1
12-7
12-4
11-9
10-9
110
12-0
10-9
Veal roast "
15-7
15-7
14-6
13-6
13-5
13-4
13-2
13-1
13-2
12-7
12-2
12-2
Mutton roast. . . "
22-2
22-5
22-2
22-9
22-7
21-8
21-4
20-4
19-3
17-9
16-6
16-7
17-5
Pork fresh "
15-8
15-6
15-3
15-2
15-0
15-0
15-6
15-S
15-7
14-5
12-9
12-7
12-2
Bacon break-
fast "
19-3
18-4
17-8
17-2
16-8
16-8
17-6
18-5
19-6
19-2
18-6
181
17-4
Lard pure "
Eggs fresh doz.
12-5
11-8
11-5
11-5
11-3
11-3
11-4
12-1
12-6
13-3
12-9
12-3
11-7
29-7
32-8
24-8
19-5
19-2
21-5
24-1
25-6
30-3
38-6
45-2
39-1
28-8
Milk qt
10-4
10-2
101
10-0
9-8
9-6
9-6
9-6
9-5
9-6
9-8
9-7
9-7
Butter cream-
ery lb.
25-9
24-1
31-2
24-5
22-6
21-6
22-1
25 -C
26-9
26-4
25-9
26-1
25-7
Cheese "
21-4
21-3
21-2
21-0
20-7
20-1
20-2
19-S
20-0
19-9
19-8
19-6
19-4
Bread "
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-2
6-2
5-7
5-6
5-e
5-6
5-6
5-8
5-7
5-7
Flour "
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
2-9
2-9
2-?
2-9
2-8
2-7
2-6
2-6
Rolled oats. . . "
4-7
4-7
4-7
4-7
4-7
4-8
4-8
4-S
4-8
4-7
4-6
4-6
4-6
Rice "
8-7
8-7
8-5
8-6
8-5
8-6
8-5
8-5
8-4
8-3
8-2
8-2
8-0
Beans "
4-6
4-4
4-3
4-3
4-3
4-3
4-2
4-3
4-3
4-2
4-0
3-9
3-8
Apples evapor-
ated "
16-3
16-4
15-8
15-9
15-5
15-7
15-9
16-:
15-7
15-8
15-5
15-4
14-9
Prunes "
11-4
11-4
11-0
10-8
11-0
10-9
11-0
11-5
10-8
10-7
10 6
10-8
10-6
Sugar granul-
ated "
6-1
6-1
6-0
60
5-9
5-9
5-f
5-<
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-7
Tea "
51-3
50-6
50-3
45-2
45-5
45-0
44-6
45-2
44-5
43-?
43-7
43-2
Coffee "
44-3
43-5
43-7
42-6
42-4
421
41-6
42-4
41-3
41-2
41-0
40-9
40-1
Potatoes peck
161
15-8
15-3
15-2
14-7
14-9
26-4
18-4
17-3
17-3
lg-1
19-0
19-2
Cold Storage
1932
1933
Holdings
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Cold Storage Holdings a
s at
First or Month:
(000 lbs. or doz.)
Butter—
Creamery
10,212
4,433
2,816
4,295
16,472
25,283
30,943 C
3,318
31,181
26,361
20,328
15,47o
9,605
144
10,356
7,936
63
4,496
7,661
32
2,848
5,934
9:
4.38J
7,53£
334
16,806
16,022
259
25,542
19,355
338
31,281 J
22,119 5
257
3,575
1,764
136
31,316
20,423
109
26,470
13,229
69
20,397
12,944
45
15,521
11,511
19
Totals
9,624
10,567
Eggs—
282
251
3,252
246
422
3,298
3,416
534
3,458
8,87(
584
4,315
10,879
829
5,081
11,211
820
5,158
11,896 1
995
5,023
1,056
1,205
4,848
8,229
519
4.506
4,123
271
3,988
1,254
273
3,773
433
650
3,524
88
Freeh
267
3,270
Pork—
Fresh frozen
20,210
3,371
573
7,859
8,423
40,436
2,738
5,019
4,033
314
235
9,600
453
241
694
21,862
3,822
378
5,97
8,214
40.251
2,845
3,931
4,419
353
210
8,914
367
639
1,006
22,455
2,840
702
57,695
7,784
41,476
3,286
3.416
4,299
233
198
8,146
484
447
930
21,595
3.08C
1,04?
5,991
10,58(
42,29. r
3,74:
2.97J
3.995
455
m
7.60C
645
505
1,15(
18,458
3,122
982
5,848
8,999
37,409
4,257
2,329
3,583
327
162
6,401
716
453
1,169
13,862
2,695
394
6,422
11,180
34,553
3.560
2.668
4,094
302
224
7.288
802
414
1.215
10,255
3,118
710
6.083
9,788
29,954 1
2,707
2.792
4.596
287
177
7,852
893
323
1,216
6,466
2,463
369
5,051
8,053
2,4^2
1,183
2,813
4,989
239
72
8,113
889
471
1,360
5,236
2.573
267
4.451
9,624
22,152
1,913
3,294
5,002
110
88
8,493
958
416
1,374
6,^49
3.830
409
4,912
7,767
23.567
1,539
4,642
4,850
79
93
9,665
894
359
1,253
11,765
4,281
461
6,219
6,827
29.552
2,327
5,113
3,421
222
184
8,940
702
180
882
14,148
3,770
514
5,032
7,874
31,338
2,653
4,639
4,655
229
113
9,636
335
247
585
15,688
Fresh not frozen.
Cured dry saltec
Cured sweet pick
In process of cure
Total*
3,707
661
led ... .
5,134
9,164
34,354
Lard
2,831
Beef—
3,883
Fresh not frozen.
Cured
4,275
303
In process of cure
Totals
189
8,655
Veal—
178
Freeh not frozen.
Totals
258
437
Mutton and Lamb —
6,048
182
6.230
11,668
10,724
84
6,795
4,846
176
5,022
9,458
9,247
65
4,974
3,946
161
4,107
7,701
8,569
48
4,544
2,175
14(
2,315
6,36$
9.285
151
3,83(
1,506
) 214
1,747
5,257
! 10,173
51
) 5,218
1.001
277
1,277
4,414
14,086
56
5,522
872
366
1.239
3,374
16,734 1
83
6,228
1.020
449
1,469
2,404
9,512
46
6,825
3,070
383
3,453
2.057
21.706
52
7,177
4,856
439
5.295
3,549
19,953
89
7,173
5,043
274
5,291
8,341
17,121
40
6,734
3,733
276
4,009
7,230
14,046
113
5,960
2,556
288
Totals
2,845
Poultry
0,463
Fish—
10,600
Freeh not frozen.
99
4,782
Fresh frozen during prec
sding
month
1
,642
1,
118
1,(
14
1,62<
2,451
6,073
3.986
3.912
4
107
2
4')
1,680
840
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Table 10. Output of Central Electric Stations in Canada. (A) Monthly Output.
(Thousands of Kilowatt Hours)
Totals for Canada
Generated by Water-Power
Generated by Fuel
Month
Mari-
Prairie
British
Prairie
Other
Total
Water
Fuel
Total
time
Pro-
vinces
Quebeo
Ontario
Pro-
Colum-
Pro-
Pro-
Exports
vinces
bia
vinces
vinces
1930-Marc'i
1.491.040
24,425
1,515.465
34,469
741,411
528,404
89.826
98,930
18.222
6,203
126,894
April
1,480.953
21.385
1.502.338
42.968
744,861
509,615
92.601
90,908
16.437
4.918
117.504
May .
1,523.521
21.108
1,544,627
44,139
761,327
521,679
100.116
93.260
16,486
4.640
129,138
Juno
1,414,236
20,375
1,434,611
42,632
709,245
485,79?
87,683
88.885
15,801
4,57'
136,016
July
1,404,009
21,681
1,425,690
40, 667
722.335
400,611
89,169
91,227
16,522
5, 159
131,817
August
1,391,054
20,806
1,411,860
41,788
710.842
457.424
84,925
96.075
14,898
5,908
142,571
September.
1,419,051
23,910
1.442,961
38,662
704.123
485,151
92,060
99,055
14.882
9,028
153,657
October
1,549,846
24,714
1.574,560
39,480
781,996
521,991
05,005
111,374
16.874
7.840
161,323
November.
1,488,175
27,228
1,515.40?
41,264
764,490
480,131
92.292
109.998
19.508
7.722
141,587
December .
1,513,152
29,156
1,542.308
44,295
764,612
480,442
111.443
112.360
19,748
9,408
149,295
1931- January
1,456,326
32,395
1,488,721
44,394
735,385
469,438
104,099
103.010
20,187
12.208
162,443
February....
1,311,136
27.851
1.338,987
31,097
674,560
422,213
88,481
94,785
17.298
10.553
145,461
March
1,391,982
25.576
1,417.558
34,338
703,708
451,912
95,991
106,033
15,992
9,584
127,940
April
1,388.034
23,056
1.411.090
52,154
717,900
415.482
101,539
100,959
13.360
9,696
97,677
May
1,342.940
22.846
1.365,786
53,433
693,853
394.243
102,640
98,771
12,781
10,065
86,824
Juno
1,267,869
21,959
1,289,828
52,675
638,719
379.568
101,337
95,570
12,139
9,820
88,602
July
1,230,622
20,700
1,251,322
50,712
620,634
369,294
100,480
89,502
12,297
8,403
95,085
August
1,234,266
21,883
1,256,149
44,924
644,446
352,877
98,119
93,900
12,905
8,978
99,780
September. .
1,263.412
25,001
1,288,413
46,251
662,400
355,122
102,835
96.804
13,436
11,565
93,288
October
1,400,704
27,638
1,428,342
55,743
736,381
384,065
123,087
101,428
15.332
12,306
95,423
November..
1,385,378
29,642
1,415,020
56,725
731,014
373,084
125,867
98,688
18,819
10,823
73,357
December . .
1,397,876
34,306
1,432,182
55,214
722,508
385,407
130,407
104,340
20.908
13,398
69,362
1932- January
1.382,794
31,124
1,413,918
4^.584
721,827
374,534
129,950
107.899
20,382
10,742
61,767
February
1,297,892
27,241
1,325,133
46,998
682,589
355,865
115,399
97.041
18,125
9,116
52,422
March
1,363,912
24,784
1,388,096
44 292
713,227
394,206
110.943
101.244
15.410
9,374
55,414
April
1,306,753
22,736
1,329,489
50.445
700,575
363,099
99,544
93.090
12,413
10,323
54,982
May
1.249.226
21,789
1,271.015
53.897
661.740
344,635
95.863
93,091
12,294
9,495
51,354
June
1,176,673
21,559
1,198,232
47.894
633,614
325,476
83,542
86,147
11,996
9,563
64,864
July
1,133,555
22,026
1,155,581
38,583
606.872
317,815
81,519
88,766
11,986
10,040
59,015
August
1,206.682
23,538
1,230,220
44,786
663.911
326,021
82,129
89,835
13,530
10,008
69,192
September. .
1,254,644
24,496
1,279,140
48.069
687.536
337.472
90.082
91.485
13.976
10,520
71,500
October
1,362,670
27,474
1,390,144
50,989
763,577
348,530
104,780
94,794
16,072
11,402
50,737
November. .
1,417.074
31,153
1,448,227
53,110
823,035
333,565
111,404
95,960
18,393
12,760
35,023
December . .
1,400,793
32,398
1,433,191
52,587
801.939
326,173
116,933
103,161
19,679
12,719
41,609
1933-January
1,366,336
30,303
1,396,639
44.535
7 P 5.142
318,039
116.099
102,521
18.230
12,073
48,018
February. . ,
1,273,113
26,453
1,299,566
33,143
718,527
323,816
104,085
93,542
16,217
10,236
46,440
(B) Average Daily Output.
1930-March
48.098
788
48.886
1.112
23,916
17 045
2,898
3.127
588
200
4,093
April
49.365
713
50,078
1,432
21,829
16.987
3,087
3 030
548
165
3,917
May
49,146
681
49 8?7
1.424
24,559
16,925
3.230
3.008
631
150
4,168
June
47.141
678
47.820
1.422
23,642
16.193
2.922
2,962
527
15?
4.534
July
45.2Q1
699
4 ",990
1.312
23.301
14.858
2.877
2.943
533
166
4,252
August
44,873
671
45,544
1.348
22 9W
14,756
2.740
3.099
481
190
4,699
September. .
47,301
797
48.098
1.288
23,470
16.172
3.069
3.30?
496
301
5,122
October
49,995
797
50,792
1,273
25,226
16,838
3,065
3,593
544
253
5,204
November. .
49,606
908
50,514
1,375
25,481
16,004
3.077
3.867
650
258
4,720
December.. .
48,811
940
49,751
1.429
24,665
15,498
3,595
3.624
837
303
4,816
1931 -January
46,978
1.045
48,023
1.432
23.722
15.143
3.358
3,323
051
394
5,240
February
40,826
995
47.821
1.111
24.091
15,079
3.160
3,385
618
377
5,195
March
44,903
825
45.72«
1.108
22,700
14,578
3.096
3.421
516
309
4,127
April
46,268
76?
4 ",036
1,738
23,930
13,849
3,385
3,366
445
323
3,258
May
43,320
737
44,05?
1.723
22,382
12,718
3.311
3.186
412
325
2,800
June
42,262
732
42,994
1,756
21,291
12,652
3,378
3,185
405
327
2,953
July
39,698
68"
40,365
1.636
20.020
11.913
3,242
2,887
396
271
3.067
August
39,815
706
40.521
1.449
20.789
11.383
3.165
3,020
416
290
3,219
September.
42,114
833
42,947
1,542
22,080
11,837
3.42^
3,227
448
385
3,110
October
45,184
891
45,980
1.79*
23.754
12.38'*
8,971
3.272
404
397
3,078
November. .
46,179
09"
47,167
1.891
24,367
12,436
4,195
8,290
627
361
2,445
December . .
45,093
1.105
46,199
1.781
23,307
12,436
4,207
3,366
674
432
2,237
WW-January
44,606
1.004
45,610
1,567
23,285
12,081
4,192
3,481
657
347
1,992
February
44,754
939
45,693
1,621
23,537
12,271
3,079
3,346
625
311
1,808
March. .....
43,997
799
44,796
1,429
23,007
12,716
3 579
3 266
497
302
1.788
April
43,558
758
44,310
1,681
23,353
12,103
3.318
3,103
414
344
1,833
May
40.298
702
41.000
1 . 739
21,346
11.117
3 . 092
3.003
396
306
1,657
June
39.222
36.566
719
711
39,941
37,277
1.597
1.2)4
21, 12)
19.577
10.849
10.252
2,785
2.630
2.872
2.863
400
387
319
324
2,1 '12
July
1,904
August
38.925
759
39,684
1.445
21,416
10.517
2.649
2,898
436
323
2,232
September. .
41 821
817
42,638
1.602
22.918
11.249
3,0 '3
3.049
466
351
2.383
October
43,957
886
44,843
1,642
24,632
11,243
3,380
3,058
518
368
1,637
November. .
47,236
1.038
48,274
1,770
27,435
11,119
3,713
3,199
613
425
1,167
December . .
45,186
1,045
46,231
1,696
25,868
10.522
3,772
3,328
635
410
1,342
1933-January
44,075
978
45,033
1.437
25,327
10,259
3,745
3.307
589
389
1,549
February. . .
45,468
945
46,413
1,184
25,662
11.564
3,717
3.341
579
366
1,659
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Table 11 — Railway Revenue Freight Loaded at Stations in Canada in Tons.
Commodities
Railway Freight Loaded—
Agricultural Products—
Wheat
Corn
Oats
Barley
Rye
Flaxseed
Other grain
Flour
Other mill products
Hay and straw
Cotton
Apples (fresh)
Other fruit (fresh)
Potatoes
Other fresh vegetables
Other agricultural products. . .
Animal Products—
Horses
Cattle and calvo3
Sheep
Hogs
Dressed meats (fresh)
Dressed meats (cured, salted,
canned)
Other packing house products
(edible)
Poultry
Eggs
Butter and cheese
Wool
Hides and leather
Other animal products (non
edible)
Mine Products —
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Lignite coal
Coke
Iron ores
Other ores and concentrates..
Base bullion and matte
Clay, gravel, sand, stone
(crushed)
Slate — Dimensions or block
stone
Crude petroleum
Asphalt
Salt
Other mine products ,
Forest Products —
Logs, posts, poles, cordwood
Ties
Pulpwood
Lumber— Timber— Box shooks
— Staves heading
Other forest products
Manufactures and Miscellan-
eous—
Refined Petroleum and its pro-
ducts
Sugar
Iron, pig and bloom
Rails and fastenings
Bar and sheet iron— Structural
iron and iron pipe
Castings, machinery & boilers
Cement
Brick and artificial stone
Lime and plaster
Sewer pipe and drain tile
Agricultural implements and
vehicles other than autos
Automobiles and auto trucks. .
Household goods
Furniture ;.
Liquor beverages
Fertilizers, all kinds
Paper, printed matter, books .
Wood-pulp
Fish (fresh, frozen cured, etc.)
Canned goods (all canned food
products)
Other manufactures and mis-
cellaneous
Merchandise
1931
Dec.
664,619
3,877
97,781
38,538
6,020
7,936
4,254
93,210
79,578
50,410
825
12,318
1,401
23.821
11,294
27,113
3,718
27,501
2,758
19,976
7,512
1,223
4,235
5,148
793
2,049
413
3,456
3,127
814
468,278
307,266
71,262
1,412
81,842
4,269
148,281
1,891
3,057
11,327
56,774
168,253
746
105,475
162,638
30,589
100,483
13,277
6,812
1,233
24,015
9,029
44,278
14,340
13,819
7,265
1,1
3,939
2,174
2,166
15,385
12,918
146,254
43,120
7,790
1932
Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept
440,991
62,
?,061
163,523
131,475
8,690
25,970
1,464
21,941
7,603
2,582
4,473
351
736
2,491
376
2,812
3,062
921
429, 537
233,985
71,469
282
69, 138
26,883
96, 740
2,409
1,443
14,573
58,322
238, 218
5,291
231,621
186,279
14,910
100,973
20,430
9,493
9.822
24.762
6,359
31,244
7,595
19,214!
4,026
3,644
13,607
3,850
1,845
12,350
37, 108
141,924
44,400
4,640
15,916
186,096
154,735
8,061
27,905
1,342
18,981
6,322
3,148
4,
265
2,159
2,213
280
2,588
2,661
317
357,117
97,088
46,589
825
64,5«6
29,300
174,647
8,582
2,332
2,748
15,325
50,512
189,524
3,600
130,010
181,851
12,116
126,604
15,468
6,698
8,852
22,259
7,630
50,260
9,655
18,208
3,796
4,196
11,304
7,167
1,834
11,154
75,682
121,966
42,477
2,514
10,905
166,607
169,161
2,
24,479
596
19,908
6,588
4,335
4,
148
3,280
3,670
331
2,028
2,630
860
429,206
51,665
19,168
1,010
51,428
23,193
252,232
11,618
1,879
8,126
15,326
62,587
127,518
5,154
93,734
187,905
11,047
174,806
11,097
4,835
2,055
26,511
6.573
60,179
11,181
18,267
2,485
2,567
10,835
5,114
1,409
10.887
1,170,526
7,922
41,235
21,337
12,947
5,548
1,718
103,031
84,255
12,353
187
183
1,429
16,127
2,193
9,276
2.871
25,889
1,480
20, 934
5,700
5,139
42
1,765
7,153
460
2,332
2.613
946
429,465
33,191
19,111
942
45,778
25, 924
588,611
6,229
73,725
30,709
10,826
7,163
2,963
105,914
83,363
7,353
479
257
3,554
•5,233
3,8f;l
8,168
3,017
31,219
1,902
14,944
5,882
3,643
5,873
159
1,241
8,347
1,937
2,054
2.C93
1,558
409,383
33,841
22,265
848
45,649
23,909
292.715 177,172
10,342
708
18,936
15,615
68,111
98,556
6,120
58,434
199,350
22.644
157,460
15,712
3,713
2,924
25,117
5.372
60, 099
11,889
16.260
2,254
3,345
10,697
4,109
1,194
10,580
803 1 20,485
133,5011115,217
40,254 35,061
2,363 2,657
8.177
168,976
149,078
5,802
733
17,396
14,577
72,116
69,996
3,159
63,977
135,20
15,993
177,601
23,058
4,514
9,156
20,059
5,601
57,693
11,739
16,888
1,936
4,934
8,941
3,592
1,620
10,913
9.7C9
106.001
13.399
2,872
8,836
169,566
138.492
,054
187,213
121,859
811,770
2,144
24,543
25,896
10,456
2,780
2,819
103,048
79,984
9,499
626
4,521
7,513
1,417
8,959
8,575
2,471
34,139
2,610
13,106
7,048
3,249
4,747
167
1,328
6,415
485
2,031
2,416
1,667
414,123
83,943
23,853
1,032
21,354
23,185
292,224
9,050
1,106
16,311
13,481
55,814
70,067
2,694
47,763
125,939
13,093
208,541
17,138
6,905
1,376
17,789
5,659
57,194
9,393
15,639
3,277
7,214
5,242
2,603
1,374
11,435
13,373
102,453
37,939
3,559
9,877
133,121
2,318,995
1,686
43,973
64,765
9,814
1,495
2,121
109,753
76,883
10,868
488
34,478
17,704
9,405
20,002
40,362
1,973
41,505
4,170
12,325
6,459
5,133
191
772
4,895
743
2,612
2.997
2,725
443,921
199,236
35,818
542
25,848
28,949
215,154
6,587
1,752
12,221
12,729
66,725
110,374
1,537
63,795
128,157
11,378
185,461
19,816
4,193
20,232
5,630
53,426
12,466
14,281
1,694
3,639
3,047
2,644
1,611
10,132
18,216
102,204
37,895
3,712
10,462
144,933
130,766
Oct.
,670,793
3,041
59,399
32,749
10,955
7,037
7,047
144,778
91,206
15,999
455
67,081
9,193
30,366
18,830
107,973
2,
38,232
11,203
14,516
7,
2,373
4,526
242
505
4,332
439
2,782
3,064
4,505
426,425
430,350
57,711
360
31,238
28,123
209,773
6,309
1,630
9,187
13,977
77,
182,086
702
71,378
136,595
14,113
147,274
17,707
8,839
1,084
13,098
4,401
40,414
8,603
15,421
1,922
1,752
3,634
4,842
2,031
10,591
18,744
112,913
47,546
5,654
12,708
154,431
128,511
Nov. Dec.
1,160,863
5,792
72,368
30,338
2,942
8,434
7,153
155,185
104,479
16,957
303
42.905
1,634
29.963
12,546
95,375
3,031
34,925
6.612
19,803
7,967
- 2,393
3,772
763
613
2,471
569
2,347
2,693
7,392
458,900
406,823
71,593
90
30,844
22,579
127,553
3,896
1,757
3,621
14.616
185. 190
1,545
79,356
120,448
18,053
112,366
23 405
8,222
1,033
13,389
4,174
12,618
4.631
12,566
1.143
1,739
4,099
3,802
1,471
9,619
25.063
117,770
54,326
5,758
12,239
151,470
131.085
752,536
5,786
39,533
31,011
7,228
5,339
6,082
87,733
59,411
17,637
169
14,965
900
19,304
8,104
50,345
2,011
21,526
2,266
18,194
7,783
2.-971
4,113
5,475
646
1,816
348
2,32ft
2,450
3,201
417,916
333,358
80,918
74
22,267
17,541
29,174
2,281
1,453
1,552
8,631
34,600
193,999
583
63,458
87,468
24,464
85,508
16,820
4,139
684
7,094
4,376
6,624
4,695
8,164
571
1,280
3,084
2,067
1,248
11,099
21,048
100,299
34,307
6,712
8,259
113,722
95,668
18
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 12. Indexes of Employment by Industries, Year 1926 = 100
Industries— First of Month
Indexes of Employment Un-
adjusted-
All Industries
Manufacturing
Animal products — edible
Fur and products
Leather and products
Lumber and products
Rough and dressed lumber.
Furniture
Other lumber products
Musical instruments
Plant products— edible
Pulp and paper products
Pulp and paper
Paper products
Printing and publishing
Rubber products
Textile products
Thread, yarn and cloth
Hosiery and knit goods
Garments and personal fur-
nishings
Other textile products
Plant products (n.e.s.)
Tobacco
Distilled.and malt liquors..
Wood distillates and extracts .
Chemicals and allied products
Clay, glass and stone products
Electric current
Electrical apparatus
Iron and steel products
Crude, rolled and forged
products
Machinery (other than ve-
hicles)
Agricultural implements
Land vehicles
Automobiles and parts... .
Steel shipbuilding and re-
pairing
Heating appliances
Iron and steel fabrication
(n.e.s.)
Foundry and machine shop
products
Other iron and steel pro-
ducts
Non-ferrous metal products.. .
Mineral products.
Miscellaneous
Logging
Mining
Coal
Metallic ores
Non-metallic minerals (ex-
cept coal)
Communications
Telegraphs
Telephones
Transportation
Street railways and cartage.. .
Steam railways
Shipping and stevedoring
Construction and Maintenance.
Building
Highway
Railway
Services
Hotels and restaurants
Professional
Personal (chiefly laundries)...
Tra de
Retail
Wholesale
1932
Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
2
2 77
2 73
87
72
96
h 104
85
100
108
111
93
83
120
120
120
91
113
77
114
116
70
65
81
27
73
81
65
73
71
71
76
83
119
102
32
97
80
131
73
94
96
93
84
112
77
82
83
58
130
65
114
107
130
121
m
123
101
89-1
86-0
106
860
90-5
64
51-3
77-4
93
31
96-9
88-3
72-8
99-1
105-3
86-4
98-9
107-0
108-6
1141
83-1
117-4
109-9
69-4
58-8
78-6
27-4
73-8
86-3
65.4
76-5
680
74-3
75-3
78-4
123-3
97-5
37-9
96-8
86-5
133-0
74-4
941
98-0
931
85-5
1131
77-1
9F-4
92-9
P2-9
147-7
74-0
116-8
111-1
129-4
121-9
116-1
1221
102-4
7
7
2
87-0
81
54-7
40-9
75-8
80-4
480
111-7
88-0
73 8
101,4
102-3
82-0
99-2
106-2
115-2
75-9
109-6
103-0
118-9
117-7
108-1
61-1
111-6
108-0
57-6
61-2
62-4
21-9
55-3
47-5
64-3
82-4
52-6
67-9
82-9
119-0
1010
37-9
101-2
93-9
134-9
70-7
89-6
89-5
89-G
84-5
119-1
74-5
87-8
77-9
42-4
131-9
63-6
106-5
98-7
126-5
113-2
115-4
121-2
102-5
1933
Jan. Feb. Mar
76 8
75
88-1
65-8
82
44
31
22
89
83
67-7
94-5
100-4
72-3
89-2
99-3
102-4
77-9
72-0
114-5
116-6
110-6
112-5
103-6
48-6
106-7
90-2
58-2
46-4
62-3
30-3
66-9
64-4
52-5
51-7
44-5
52-9
57-0
76-8
116-0
92-4
67-3
94-0
85-8
132-8
57-3
112-4
68-5
53-6
54-8
28-7
88-9
51-0
104-2
97-7
125-1
108-9
109-4
114-9
96-5
Electrical Energy Available for Consumption, Million K.W.H. 1
1932
1933
Area
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June 1 July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
55-2
604-9
451-5
101-6
Feb.
Maritime Province:
Quebeo
Ontario
British Columbia
55-0
546-3
440-9
96-5
52-2
584-6
468-8
109-5
59-7
576-7
433 1
92-7
62-2
522-6
433-6
92-8
56-3 47-4
492-9 467-7
402-4 399-1
85-. ll 87-9
53-5
509-9
412-5
89-1
57-3
527-2
427-6
90-5
61-0
600-2
462-5
94-0
64-5
654-6
468-0
95-0
63-9
632-0
455-8
102-1
42-4
549-4
447-4
92-6
1 Production plus provincial imports leas provincial exports.
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19
Table 13. Indexes of Employment with Seasonal Adjustment, Indexes of Retail Sales
Automobile Financing.
Classification
Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of
Employment— All Industries.
Manufacturing
Leather and products
Rough and dressed lumber
Furniture
Musical Instruments
Pulp and paper
Paper products
Printing and publishing
Rubber products
Textile products
Thread, yarn and cloth
Hosiery and knit goods
Clay, glass and stone products. .
Electric current
Electric apparatus
Iron and steel products
Crude, rolled and forged pro-
ducts
Machinery other than vehicles. .
Agricultural implements
Automobiles and parts
Logging
Mining
Metallic ores
Non metallic minerals except
coal
Telephones
Transportation
Street railways and cartage
Steam railways
Shipping and stevedoring
Construction and Maintenance.
Building
Highway
Railway
Hotels and Restaurants
Trade
Retail
Wholesale
Economic areas and cities—
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
Ottawa
Hamilton
Windsor
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Indexes of Retail Sales, January,
1929 = 100 —
Boots and shoes (6)
Candy (6)
Clothing (9)
Drugs (7)
Dyers and cleaners (4)
Furniture (4)
General and departmental, 25
stores and 4 chains
Groceries and meats (23)
Hardware (5)
Music and radio (4)
Restaurants (11)
General index
Automobile Financing—
Total new and used cars —
Number
Percentage change, 1932 to 1931.
Financing in dollars $000
Percentage change, 1932 to 1931.
1932
Mar. I April I May I June I July Aug. I Sept. I Oct. Nov. Dec
1933
Jan. I Feb. I Mar.
First of Month
91-7
93-2
93-7
89 6
86-8
84-9
82-3
82-4
83-4
820
82-4
84-i
89-1
88-6
88-3
851
83-4
83-0
80
1
81-0
81-8
80-9
81-4
810
84-7
87-0
88-6
92-3
92-9
88-3
90
9
92-5
901
87-9
84-5
79-5
57-5
56-3
54-2
47-6
43-4
42-9
39
8
39-8
38-9
39-7
43-6
43-2
90-9
83-6
79-7
75-5
76-8
71-2
63
2
69-2
72-2
74-0
71-7
70-4
60-7
49-2
41-0
34-6
32-9
30-9
36
9
51-2
46-4
43-7
39-9
22-8
76-7
74-1
77-1
72-8
70-1
71-3
69
9
72-8
71-7
73-2
71-6
71-2
94-5
96-1
94-3
95-9
S8-9
97-6
95
5
98-2
96-9
93-6
95-4
95-7
106-2
105-0
106-5
104-8
105-6
104-3
102
104-0
102-6
102-2
102-4
98-4
88-7
88-2
87-1
84-2
84-3
85-0
80
7
82-8
83-2
83 -C
85-6
81-6
95-5
93-1
98-4
98-4
98-8
97-7
94
1
96-0
98-3
97-4
95-6
92-4
103-5
106-6
109-0
107-5
107-0
105-3
102
7
105-1
105-1
105-1
103-8
100-7
105-8
108-3
109-8
110-0
108-6
109-2
106
2
106-9
109-7
111 3
110-3
109-3
87-1
85-8
81-0
77-7
78-8
72-7
65
64-8
66-6
58-5
53-2
56-4
122-4
123-1
122-0
117-7
115-9
113-1
110
5
110-9
109-4
108-7
110-7
112-7
125-2
122-5
121-0
1170
110-8
110-3
110
1
102-0
103-6
104-7
98-4
96-7
74-9
72-6
74-1
68-7
66-7
67-3
63
9
62-6
61-7
58-2
60-6
61-4
71-4
65-4
68-7
61-5
55-5
61-2
53
8
62-0
601
62-1
64-9
51-9
82-0
81-7
82-0
79-8
79-2
77-2
71
4
70-8
68-4
62-8
68-2
66-3
29-1
30-7
27-1
260
26-2
27-0
23
4
24-8
23-9
22-7
241
24-1
73-3
66-0
64-7
661
72-4
83-4
82
6
59-1
47-8
52-5
60-3
82-7
45-9
44-1
40-0
42-9
46-3
51-5
49
4
38-5
33-6
32-8
38-9
53-1
101-1
102-3
104-0
100-5
98-8
96-1
95
7
96-5
96-6
98-'
97-4
94-9
137-4
139-0
140-0
133-8
132-1
130-2
128
3
126-6
128-6
131-2
132-7
133-4
75-5
80-5
79-6
74-7
70-9
69-9
67
1
66-2
67-1
66-4
64-6
66-4
100-1
96-9
95-5
93-9
92-9
91-6
90
7
90-1
89-5
89-3
90-2
89-3
88-3
87-6
86-9
87-5
84-7
83-8
82
7
83-3
82-8
80-2
80-8
811
115-2
116-2
117-4
114-4
1120
111-9
110
5
114-6
115-1
114-4
1151
117-9
82-0
81-4
81-3
811
78-0
76-5
74
9
74-9
74-8
71-6
71-2
72-0
SO -3
90-9
83-6
89-5
78-5
79-6
80
1
80-0
78-5
76-1
83-2
82-3
133-9
126-0
119-3
99-9
87-1
73-6
65
9
63-3
66-2
6S-1
69-9
82-6
77-1
74-7
65-8
66-0
62-2
53-1
46
9
42-4
40-1
36-1
36-0
37-0
387-4
416-2
394-4
269-4
163-2
97-5
81
8
77-5
87-2
100-7
120-9
161-0
83-6
84-3
811
70-3
60-8
58 1
54
6
59-6
64-4
60-6
66-8
73-2
106-7
121-9
118-9
117-6
109-0
103-5
97
2
102-3
97-3
102-9
102-8
104-4
119-5
117-5
117-3
117-8
117-4
115-9
115
3
114-0
114-3
113-7
111-6
113-4
124-9
123-8
123-0
124-8
124-1
123-7
120
7
120-6
120-9
120-2
115-2
117-8
104-6
103-0
103-5
102-8
103-5
100-9
101-2
100-9
100-4
99-6
99-2
99-6
96-9
921
89-6
95-3
91-1
85-3
83-7
81-8
87-0
861
83-2
80-3
91-1
90-6
8$ 9
85-2
83-9
80-1
81-4
81-3
79-6
81-3
84-9
80-7
94-6
951
911
88-4
83-9
84-6
82-5
82-7
80-3
82-6
84-3
81-5
95-1
95-2
92-8
88-9
86-2
84-6
87-0
90-4
86-0
83-3
88-1
85-1
84-1
84-6
82-9
81-7
80-2
761
77-4
77-7
75-2
74-2
77-4
74-2
96-7
955
92-3
88-9
85-4
82-1
82-7
83-9
81-1
82-5
82-9
82-9
110-9
105-9
107-4
109-8
102-4
97-2
101-4
94-2
92-7
93-4
94-8
94-2
102-2
100-2
97-9
96-7
94-3
91-8
90-0
90-8
89-7
87-8
87-6
88-4
106-0
109 9
103-1
95-9
92-9
91-5
92-6
88-2
91-9
94-4
91-7
93-9
93-8
89-0
86-6
83-9
82-9
78-9
75-8
75-9
76-1
75-3
73-0
73-9
74-'/
94-1
80-3
81-8
87-8
78-0
69-3
50-3
66-0
65-5
85-5
65-9
92-8
91-3
89-2
86-7
870
85-1
82-5
82-2
81-0
78-5
79-6
81-1
92-1
89-7
87-3
89-7
87-3
84-2
84-8
85 1
86-2
84-5
86-1
87-1
77-2
81-6
41-9
63-2
20-7
70-9
97-4
100-1
74-2
89-2
96-0
101-9
54-4
113-3
87-7
57-5
38-6
63-2
31-3
61-1
41-5
95-7
139-2
64-0
88-2
79-3
118-4
70-7
76-6
85-5
34-4
291-3
69-9
105-5
110-9
116-1
79-9
78-0
82-3
86-3
72-3
81-
93-9
73-4
65-5
81-8
84-5
1932
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
64-5
481
62-5
87-3
88-2
107-5
83-1
57-3
71-6
76-5
77-3
95-9
66-9
69-8
103-0
72-3
75-3
63-7
70-9
69-2
62-7
68-3
57-0
127-9
60-7
52-1
85-8
98-4
91-7
110-8
68-7
51-6
80-7
87-2
85-6
120-4
85-7
87-4
90-8
87-4
79-3
84-4
79-0
79-3
76-8
81-2
79-3
92-9
76-4
75-4
88-3
127-8
119-6
119-2
93-2
92-2
123-5
108-8
92-2
77-4
48-3
64-5
49-5
53-6
52-9
43-7
32-7
44-9
54-9
58-4
55-6
59-3
79-5
78-7
89-3
103-1
103-9
102-3
88-0
81-6
94-0
109-9
97-7
161-7
82-5
80-8
88-2
84-5
82-9
80-7
78-8
75-0
78-9
80-0
78-0
85-6
56-8
54-1
65-6
93-9
120- 1
109-5
89-2
94-0
104-5
102-7
79-4
99-3
42-0
34-9
31-9
28-6
26-6
20-9
15-9
22-1
38-8
39-0
40-7
41-6
66-7
65-0
67-3
68-0
64-5
62-6
63-9
65-6
64-7
61-5
56-1
62-4
76-4
74-4
85-3
92-1
91-0
91-8
79-6
73-7
84-0
91-6
85-0
119-7
4,052
4,170
4,950
7,345
9,615
9,151
6,632
6,065
5,018
4,361
4,286
3,641
-19-6
-22-3
-38-2
-49-5
-33-9
-20-7
-35-8
-10-9
-15-8
-32-2
-17-0
-26-2
1,445
1.529
2,025
3,000
3,788
3,472
2,475
2,185
1,897
1,583
1,334
1,132
-34-2
-35-2
-43-0
-52-5
-40-1
-29-4
-41-0
-24-8
-27-4
-40-5
-37-8
-38-4
1933
Jan.
50-8
53-2
52-0
74-4
66-8
27-4
70-0
43-2
20-7
54-0
63-9
2,916
-28-0
962
-33-4
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Table 14. Trend of Business in the Five Economic Areas 1
Areas and Items
Business in Five Economic
Areas—
Canada—
Contracts awarded $000
Building Permits tOOO
Employment. Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Maritime Provinces—
Contract* Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Emplovment.Average 1926=100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Quebec—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $
Emolovment. Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Ontario—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Emplovment.Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Prairie Provinces—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment. Average 1926—100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
British Columbia —
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment. Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
1932
Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
14,803
2,579
88-7
1,990
37,857
221
3,023
80
93-1
39-6
2,275
12
7,0*0
797
86-5
576
12,157
92
3,956
1,174
pl-8
922
16,390
79
243
281
88-2
329
4,92?
30
501
24"
7S-7
123-3
2,112
10.767
3,324
87-5
2,024
37,206
312
72
88-3
41-2
2,395
13
3,297
950
85-0
638
11,354
4,579
1,698
91-1
861
16,035
68
2,006
345
86-1
353
5,031
40
572
259
80-9
130-4
2,391
9
10.113
4,237
87 5
2,074
33,425
190
585
473
87 8
42-5
1,781
13
2,948
830
86
596
9,845
75
4,018
1.820
89-5
925
14,851
79
1,724
825
87-6
379
4,702
17
838
288
82-7
131 1
2,246
14,186
5,290
89-1
2,175
30,779
204
338
147
96-4
49-2
1,939
14
7,390
1,467
87
676
8,913
£0
4,168
1,511
89-9
967
13.660
1,417
1,904
89-3
358
4,!
20
874
262
83-7
124-9
1,978
11
12,155
4,388
88-7
2,203
40,744
176
1.333
131
96-4
43-6
2,242
18
4.16«
1,535
S6-6
693
13,116
61
4,321
2,064
89-2
944
17,258
70
1,852
470
90-5
397
5,750
17
474
188
83-7
124-1
2,378
10
12.540
4.227
86-3
2,176
34,226
175
207
90-1
46-2
2,381
3,444
2,120
84-4
647
9,924
72
6,793
1,115
86-9
975
14,587
65
1,023
480
90-1
388
5,323
21
651
304
81-4
118-3
2,011
12,689
3,331
86-0
2,116
28,124
961
IIP
87 8
41-8
1,797
6,858
1.145
85-3
641
8,533
86
977
851
895
11,608
72
830
367
91 6
406
4,370
15
679
724
82-8
131-8
1,816
6
8,876
2,204 3,056
86-7 84-7
2,098
25,023
192
344
71
84-9
43-3
1,532
3,475
455
85-8
623
7,757
4,691
901
86-1
917
10,433
64
644
337
94-6
402
3.633
21
493
439
82-1
112-1
1,668
2,367
29,657
508
139
86-8
43-2
1,749
15
4,859
1.289
83-6
692
8,928
2,722
1,154
84-2
927
12,498
73
628
222
91-6
580
4,680
26
159
253
77-8
124-6
1,802
5
10,170
2,505
83-2
2,466
33,739
229
348
134
83-8
40-6
2,068
15
4,938
609
82-9
710
9,895
2,861
1,522
84-1
1,158
14,461
£0
828
104
86-7
435
5,291
35
1,196
136
73-8
122-2
2,024
10
4,190
1,481
78-5
2,085
33,249
196
542
72
801
39-4
2,042
10
1,248
261
77-8
606
9,793
80
1,476
939
78
904
14,290
48
137
84-4
410
5,083
31
875
72
69-7
125-3
2,041
6
1933
Jan. Feb
3,362
1,164
76-8
1,969
29,171
216
124
43
76-5
38-2
1,914
11
1,523
328
75-7
607
8,879
90
950
316
78-5
853
12,013
101
308
80-4
354
4,377
27
665
168
68-0
117-4
1,988
9
3,149
907
76-9
1,830
26,089
193
44
76-8
34-5
1,600
1,210
215
74-1
562
8,315
349
79-8
863
11,148
191
52
80-0
267
3,409
590
247
67-7
103-8
1.617
'Employment indexes apply to first of following month.
i
Table 15.
Mineral Production by Months
Minerals
1932
1933
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Mineral Production
Metals—
Gold
000 oz.
000 ojs.
tons
tone
tons
tons
233-8
1,773
1,594
9,838
10,734
7,555
225-9
1,601
1,787
11,214
10,077
7,112
255-7
1,460
1,877
11,831
10.666
7,583
246-4
1,645
1,692
11,039
10,812
7,325
268-5
1,418
1,736
10,678
10,075
7,624
270-5
1,311
1,581
10,335
11,228
7,333
247-9
1,825
1,480
9.045
10,027
7,603
262-6
1,447
420
8.802
10,899
6,866
260-5
1,172
339
9,406
9,947
6,651
253-1
1,511
1,071
11,293
9,930
6,852
252-5
1,515
614
8,858
13,180
6,653
266-7
1,299
684
11,105
9,972
6.9S4
233-4
Nickel
Copper
Lead
Zinc
10, '391
Fuels—
Coal
000 tons
000 bbls.
000 M cu. ft.
1,188
96-9
3,220
1,230
90-8
3,044
1,049
97 5
3,010
739
95-6
2,354
697
95-2
1,760
752
89-5
1,131
653
86-9
982
720
85-2
912
929
79-8
1,158
1,229
78-8
1,712
1,263
771
2,182
1,160
80-8
2,699
1,023
Petroleum
Natural Gas
82-8
2,945
Non-metals—
Asbestos
Gypsum
Feldspar
Salt
tons
000 tons
tons
tons
10,190
6-41
700
9,723
7,706
6-10
945
10,332
8,937
5-86
1.160
13,093
8,830
15-55
415
15,326
9,942
32-24
423
15,406
7,977
70-71
479
15,409
7,164
80-14
635
13,869
9.918
69-46
360
14,331
11,001
52-53
375
15,218
13,232
52-34
482
16,683
11.616
27-60
433
18,640
14,478
19-61
493
9,833
5,950
Structural Materials—
Cement 000 bbls.
Clay products.... $000
Lime. tons
271
335
23,685
236
296
23,632
276
311
29,108
427
362
26,744
531
404
30,014
567
428
27,290
457
375
27,185
510
386
27,733
509
356
28,550
411
323
34,822
193
249
29,211
83
133
18,295
65
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Table 16. Weekly Indicators of Economic Activity in Canada, 1932-3
Items
Statistics of Grain Trade—
Receipts Country Elevators —
Wheat 000 bushels
Oats 000 bushels
Barley 000 bushels
Flax 000 bushels
Rye 000 bushels
Visible Supply —
Wheat 000,000 bushels
Oats 000 bushels
Barley 000 bushels
Flax 000 bushels
Rye 000 bushels
Aver. Cash Price Ft. William and Pt.
Arthur —
Wheat No. 1 Nor % per bush .
Oats No. 2C.W
Barley No. 3 C.W
Flax No. 1 N.W.C
Rye No. 1 C.W
Sales and Prices of Live Stock—
Sales on Stock Yards —
Cattle No .
Calves "
Hogs "
Sheep "
Prices at Toronto —
Steers, 1,000-1,200 lbs percwt. $
Calves, good veal.
Hogs, thick smooth "
Lambs, good handy weight "
Carload in gs, Totals—
Grain and grain products
Live Stock
Coal
Coke
Lumber
Pulpwood
Pulp and paper
Other forest products
Ore
MdseL.C.L
Miscellaneous t
Total cars loaded
Total cars received from connections.
Indexes of Carloadings, 1926=100 —
Grain and grain products
Live Stock
Coal
Coke
Lumber
Pulpwood
Pulp and paper
Other forest products
Ore
Merchandise
Miscellaneous
Total for Canada
Eastern Division
Western Division
Indexes of Common Stock Prices—
Industrials —
Total (96)
Iron and steel(19)
Pulp and paper (9)
Milling (5)
Oils (4)
Textiles and clothing (9)
Food and allied products (21)
Beverages (8)
Miscellaneous (21)
Utilities—
Total (18)
Transportation (2)
Telephone and telegraph (2)
Power and traction (14)
Companies Abroad —
Total (8)
Industrial (1)
Utility (7)
Grand total (122)
Mining Stocks —
Gold (11)
Copper (4) ,
Silver and miscellaneous (5) .
Total Index (20) ,
Dec.
1,897
178
161
14
17
237-4
9,233
6,772
1,436
4,
5,234
1,746
16,553
1,692
3-93
6-65
4-00
5-00
2,684
845
3,725
542
377
478
889
1,321
725
9,097
4
25,071
14,271
34-98
70-95
59-36
118-34
18-02
26-23
43-24
66-99
56-38
70-98
41-20
54-68
57-42
50-20
January
2,365
183
136
20
14
236-9
9,205
6,755
1,451
5,002
6,003
2,514
10,813
4,185
3-45
6-24
3-75
5-79
52
41
1
38
83
31
76-0
35-2
63-4
40-5
32
60-2
45-1
43-6
59-7
30-1
46-4
63-1
68-0
22-0
62-7
38
59
854
14
2,423
213
104
11
22
231-2
9,090
6,740
1,458
5,009
12,019
3,783
27,532
6,425
3-64
6-04
3
6-02
53-5
44-4
1-4
380
85-8
30-6
75-8
35-1
65-4
41-4
33-4
61-2
46-1
44-7
61-7
30-5
47-6
65
72-3
24-6
65-5
21 28
2,236
226
77
10
13
229-5
9,225
0,770
1,474
5,
12,000
3,430
24,613
5,000
3-72
6-00
3-82
6-13
2,412
290
118
12
18
229-2
9,345
6,
1,
5,020
10,709
3,409
25,760
5,167
3-58
6-25
3-75
5
54-7
45-5
1-3
38-6
89-4
29-9
75-9
35-0
66-2
41-6
33-4
62-0
44
5
61-7
30-2
48-1
65-4
73-5
25-8
65-8
53-7
40-6
31-5
62-3
43-4
28-9
47
64-9
72-0
26-0
65
February
3,233
427
123
14
20
230-1
9,389
6,776
1,
5,020
9,504
4,013
22,217
3
3-53
6-29
3-65
5-69
53-5
45-4
1-1
37-2
86-6
30-5
76-0
33-
65-1
40-0
30-
64-
45-
43-4
60-
28-
46-
67
76
28-3
,715
,164
,325
886
592
980
,221
,471
541
,610
,906
,911
,119
1,941
297
113
7
12
229-5
9,244
6,768
1,454
5,044
4,085
17,401
2,625
3-59
6-54
3-68
5
52-0
43-0
1-7
35-9
83-3
28-5
75-2
33-5
63-6
37-1
26-8
59-3
43
41-4
57-4
27-9
44-5
70-6
79-0
27-6
70-9
10
1,814
262
74
3
12
226-5
9,297
6,700
1,463
5,090
•477
•232
•274
•780
•322
9,280
3,692
20,470
4,013
3-75
6-85
4-20
6-00
4,009
1,375
6,559
1,274
853
1,002
1,297
1,547
690
379
894
23
3,636
577
137
12
21
225-0
9,265
6,696
1,459
5,085
•482
•230
•275
•779
•321
10,244
4,778
24,913
3,577
3-52
6-75
3-85
6-43
879 33
17
51-5
40-5
1-8
34-6
80-5
28-1
74-8
32-9
65-8
36-3
25-7
58-1
43-5
41-5
58-4
27-1
44-0
77-5
86-9
29-7
77
52-4
41-5
1-6
34-2
84-3
27-5
75-
33-9
64-8
35-9
24-4
59-0
43-
43-
63-
27-1
44-6
76-8
86-5
28-5
77
March
3,774
806
185
13
32
224-0
9,513
6,729
1,459
5,110
•491
•240
•275
•777
•320
9,
3,920
20,002
3,937
3-27
6-72
4-05
6-07
,743
807
,167
,361
,211
.0-10
50-0
39
1
34
80-0
25-9
73-6
32-5
61-8
33-3
20-8
54-9
42-8
41-5
60-4
25-4
42-1
75-1
84-5
27
75-5
49-0
38-9
1-4
33-1
79-9
26-0
70-8
32-3
59-2
32
20
55-0
41-7
40-4
58-8
24-
41-3
69-
80-9
26-2
70-5
223-4
9,858
6,674
1,438
5,108
•501
•248
•285
•794
•337
8,462
4,691
19,689
3,209
3-59
7-21
4-55
5,290
1,136
3,676
850
691
1,065
1,369
1,654
727
11,495
6,418
34,371
15,769
70-51
55-28
68-58
209-88
20 -4&
24-30
53-04
42-27
49-83
71-87
55-19
58-40
54-73
65-81
50-2
39-2
1-1
32-3
81-5
27-2
69-9
33-2
61-8
34-1
22-4
56-6
42-6
40-3
57-7
25-7
42-3
66-2
77-8
26-3
67-2
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Table 17. Bank Debits to Individual Accounts in the Clearing House Centres of Canada in
Millions of Dollars, with Annual Totals for Leading Cities and Economic Areas
Year
Canada
Halifax
Saint
John
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancou-
ver
Maritime
Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie
Provinces
British
Columbia
1924
27,157
249
262
7,502
7,659
3,793
1,410
585
8,133
11,209
5,505
1,725
1925
28,126
292
208
7,766
7,588
4,183
1,475
572
8,475
11,236
6,000
1,842
1926
30,358
310
215
9,133
8,210
3,877
1,553
605
9,909
11,998
5,886
1,960
1927
36,094
325
219
11,780
10.537
4,005
1,596
628
12,744
14,642
6,127
2,053
1928
43,477
405
249
13,962
12,673
5,188
1.982
745
14,913
17,312
8,005
2,499
1929
46,670
425
273
15,558
13,714
4.789
2,366
798
16,488
18,543
7,923
2,923
1930
37,491
362
246
12,271
10,655
3,712
1,813
708
13.137
15,044
6,279
2,322
1931
31,536
330
235
9,757
9,512
3,280
1,416
653
10,550
13,377
5,201
1,806
1932
25,844
258
214
7,136
8,066
3,138
1,190
519
7,766
11,259
4,797
1,503
Clearing House
Centres
1932
1933
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Bank Debits
Maritime Provinces
Halifax
?
17-7
6-3
15-6
s
19-7
5-7
15-9
$
211
6-3
15-2
$
26-3
6-0
16-9
%
21-4
6-4
15-7
$
24-1
6-2
15-9
$
20-3
5-6
15-9
22-e
5-6
15-1
s
21-7
5-7
15-8
S
21-1
6-0
13.5
$
19-9
6-2
13-3
S
19-4
6-5
12-4
16-9
5-1
Saint John
12-6
Totals
39-6
41-2
42-5
49-2
43-6
46-2
41-8
592-6
43-1
5-8
43-3
43-2
40-6
39-4
38-2
34-5
Quebec—
530-7
39-5
6-1
587-9
45-0
5-4
548-9
41-0
6-0
612-0
58-2
60
639-7
47-4
6-3
587-6
54-3
5-5
576-6
40-9
5-8
631-1
55-4
5-7
654-1
49-9
5-7
556-8
43-5
5-8
546-4
55-4
5-1
520-8
36-5
Sherbrooke
4-7
Totals
576-2
638-3
595-9
676-2
693-4
647-4
641-4
623-3
692-2
709-7
606-1
607-0
562-0
Ontario —
6-3
5-1
4-3
43-2
3-6
7-5
24-9
127-4
4-6
7-7
3-1
666-0
17-6
6-5
5-1
3-4
45-9
3-9
7-3
25-7
122-6
4-6
6-4
3-5
607-8
18-6
7-4
5-«
4-4
46-8
4-5
8-2
25-6
141-2
4-7
6 9
3-7
646-2
20-3
6-9
60
4-6
481
4-8
7-9
28-0
174-6
4-4
8-5
3-4
650-8
18-9
7-7
5-2
5-1
45-4
5-0
8-8
32-1
159-0
4-7
8-8
4-3
639-7
18-5
8-5
4-3
5-4
40-1
5-4
8-1
28-8
132-6
4-8
8-8
3-1
708-8
17-0
6-2
4-8
4-6
43-2
4-2
6-9
23-3
124-4
3-9
6-8
2-9
644-6
18-4
6-6
11-0
4-4
45-4
5-3
7-6
22-7
83-8
4-4
11-8
3-2
692-7
18-1
7-5
4-4
4-2
41-5
4-8
8-2
26-3
89-5
4-0
9-2
3-2
707-2
17-3
6-9
6-8
5-6
43-4
4-3
8-6
24-9
203-1
4-3
6-6
3-3
823-4
17-3
7-7
7-7
5-4
39-0
4-7
8-0
26-6
99-2
5-4
8-1
3-1
672-1
16-7
6-4
5-3
3-6
32-5
3-9
7-7
24-5
86-8
3-9
6-7
2-6
655-3
13-3
5-1
Chatham
Fort William
3-8
4-6
29-2
3-6
Kitchener
6-6
21-9
80-6
Peterborough
Sarnia
2-9
4-2
Sudbury
2-5
Toronto
683-6
Windsor
14-3
Totals
921-5
861-3
925-3
966-9
944-2
975-9
894-2
917-0
927-4
1,158-5
903-8
852-5
863-0
Prairie Provinces-
2-4
40-7
29-5
2-6
1-6
4-4
1-7
27-5
8-1
210-8
2-8
40-2
410
2-4
1-7
4-6
1-7
441
9-0
205-2
2-5
40-5
35-7
2-9
1-7
4-4
20
45-3
9-9
234-1
3-0
42-0
31-2
2-9
1-5
5-0
1-8
39-3
9-8
221-4
2-8
48-9
32-3
3-1
1-6
5-2
1-8
34-2
9-3
258-3
2-7
34-6
28-9
3-0
1-7
5-6
1-7
35-9
8-8
264-7
2-7
37-3
30-6
3-3
1-5
4-4
1-6
36-7
9-7
278-8
3-1
43-4
28-2
3-6
1-7
5-1
1-6
41-0
10-0
264-6
3-5
51-0
34-0
3-7
2-4
6-1
1-8
61-6
11-5
404-2
2-8
48-6
26-8
3-5
2-0
5-2
1-8
34-1
9-8
300-8
2-6
43-9
30-4
3-3
1-8
5-3
1-9
29-8
9-2
281-7]
2-2
43-9
37-6
2-6
1-5
4-5
1-4
27-2
7-7
225-2
1-7
Calgary
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
Regina
31-6
22-0
1-9
1-3
2-9
1-0
21-9
6-0
Winnipeg
176-7
Totals
329-4
352-8
379-1
357-9
397-5
387-8
406-5
402-2
579-7
435-3
410-0]
353-8
266-9
British Columbia—
New Westminster
Vancouver
4-0
101-6
17-7
4-2
100-6
25-6
4-6
105-6
21-C
4-4
97-9
22-5
4-2
961
23-8
4-6
91-7
22-OJ
4-2
105-1
22-5
4-2
89-1
18-9
4-2
102-1
18-4
3-6
97-9
20-6
4-1
98-1
23 -0|
3-5
91-3
22-5
3-1
82-8
18-0
Totals
123-3
130-4
131-1
124-9
1241
118-3| 131-8
112-1
124-6
122-2
125-3J
117-4
103-8
Totals Canada.
1,990-0
2,024-0
2,073-9
2,175-2
2.202-8
2.175-6
2,115-7
2,097-
2,367-2
2,466-3
2,084-6
1,968-9
1,830-3
Table 18. Indexes of Employment by Cities, 1926 = 100
1st of Month
1931
Dec.
1932
1933
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Employ-
ment-
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
Ottawa
Hamilton
Windsor
Winnipeg
Vancouver...
96-7
108-7
104-8
112-7
94-0
72-3
93-2
98-3
88-0
100-8
99-6
108-9
91-3
83-5
92-5
91-1
87-4
100-9
97-8
104-5
90-2
81-4
89-6
90-1
89-8
101-9
97-8
96-6
90-4
80-4
88-5
87-8
91-2
102-0
97-8
101-7
87-4
89-8
86-8
87-8
911
104-0
97-5
102-5
86-9
88-3
86-1
87-P
91-7
105-6
96-8
100-9
84-9
91-0
85-2
89-4
88-6
104-8
94-6
99-3
84-4
89-6
87-0
8S-7
85-5
101-0
92-3
97-6
80-6
80 -tf
86-0
87-9
86-3
105-8
91-6
98-0
77-1
71-8
85-1
89-0
88-0
100-2
93-5
94-4
77-6
68-7
85-6
88-5
84-8
98-5
92-5
94-1
77-8
62-5
84-3
87-9
85-1
95-9
91-2
92-6
76-6
63-7
82-2
85-8
77-5
92-6
86-5
85-8
70-7
63-9
80-8
82-5
76-1
88-9
84-7
85-7
70-4
67-2
77-8
81-2
75-8
92-3
84-4
85-5
70-8
70-5
78-0
80-5
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
23
Table 19. Building Permits Issued by Sixty-
one Cities in Canada in
Thousands of Dollars
City
1932
1933
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Building Permits—
Nova Scotia
66
56
213
106
92
120
67
51
102
109
49
37
30
Halifax
66
51
1
5
108
26
79
95
2
9
89
1
3
105
1
14
67
40
92
2
8
108
49
37
28
2
10
New Brunswick . . .
14
16
260
40
39
88
51
49
36
25
23
6
15
2
2
13
3
32
225
4
12
24
•3
6
31
5
58
24
1
23
27
29
20
2
5
29
12
2
C
19
Saint John
22
6
15
797
950
830
1,467
1,536
2,116
1,151
530
1.290
609
261
328
215
Montreal and Mai-
sonneuve
728
34
5
26
1
4
839
72
1
14
24
1
661
70
7
18
32
42
1,311
115
2
20
13
5
1,420
52
4
28
8
23
1,810
241
46
8
12
973
99
C
32
8
33
338
61
77
11
1
43
1,149
68
1
12
1
59
248
320
4
4
33
216
12
308
12
194
14
Shawinigan
Sherbrooke
Three Rivers
Westraount
1
2
30
4
4
2
1
3
1,174
1,689
1,820
1,512
2,067
1,116
977
901
1,175
1,522
939
316
349
2
20
7
11
19
15
114
13
5
79
1
351
17
35
9
41
13
11
98
89
138
87
36
9
145
5
11
18
4
12
14
5
9
817
157
21
11
19
8
9
63
12
17
111
108
19
63
10
6
132
2
16
156
7
14
4
15
13
514
171
4
3
1
14
10
23
10
38
149
28
37
49
106
6
261
U
12
7
18
1
8
34
376
126
8
699
2
6
13
2
28
8
8
187
8
2
35
2
1
115
6
8
31
4
50
2
4
13
394
115
3
66
....
2
12
14
13
72
30
25
27
1
1
76
1
100
5
22
4
29
381
119
9
13
1
8
9
6
76
3
14
105
22
13
35
2
5
68
1
1
14
3
9
14
5
11
317
129
1
8
8
29
5
6
8
3
15
348
19
33
31
2
4
91
3
8
12
12
8
1
3
9
383
111
11
6
2
22
3
10
45
7
37
38
2
7
38
1
6
25
2
18
4
5
1,197
46
i
2
3
2
3
2
12
8
8
22
1
i
3
1
39
1
1
30
4
2
2
2
6
105
3
31
32
5
1
2
Fort William......
Gait
17
3
Guelph
10
6
3
4
35
Niagara Falls
*2
140
4«
"i
2
2
....
2
805
9
2
2
11
2
2
I
1
1
10
3
134
53
6
11
43
1
Peterborough
11
12
3
1
5
'"8
12
589
386
6
13
1
i9
Stratford
3
St. Catharines
St. Thomas
42
3
2
8
605
97
2
14
33
1
2
Sault Ste. Marie. .
5
153
York and East
Townships
Welland
34
5
3
5
4
7
6
3
3
11
1
1
11
1
17
i
4
3
12
1
10
Woodstock
3
3
2
1
1
Manitoba
64
41
199
1,108
135
202
171
132
79
30
115
17
9
Brandon
1
5
36
5
54
139
7
28
1,073
2
4
128
6
3
192
!
10
161
7
6
118
1
6
72
30
2
100
13
1
16
1
63
8
Saskatchewan
218
249
179
486
155
207
163
137
90
39
73
257
8
Moose Jaw
Regina
35
20
163
40
95
114
61
18
100
52
26
409
24
22
108
112
7
88
15
19
129
6
18
113
5
9
76
i2
26
1
1
71
""256
2
2
6
Saskatoon
Alberta
179
85
431
431
249
191
159
154
118
51
20
34
36
Calgary
142
30
7
50
31
2
2
250
160
13
8
74
347
9
1
74
171
2
68
112
9
1
55
76
22
5
71
74
8
1
61
48
8
1
16
13
2i
13
6
15
6
13
26
Edmonton
Lethbridge
9
1
British Columbia..
247
269
298
272
198
314
734
449
253
136
72
168
247
Kamloops
5
17
10
194
3
17
1
8
13
13
187
11
36
4
8
1
212
5
66
11
'"is
4
203
2
36
8
4
'10
5
127
1
44
1
3
17
10
233
5
45
3
4
16
2
634
37
39
9
5
14
2
384
4
31
8
19
9
2
176
4
35
2
3
9
""ii2
'"io
1
9
1
Nanaimo
New Westminster.
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
North Vancouver.
3
2
54
1
12
2
145
6
2
196
Victoria
20
34
Total 61 cities...
2,845
3,395
4,371
5,483
4,749
4,410
3,523
2,450
3,171
2,553
1,569
1,164
907
24
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 20. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices: 1926 = 100
Classification
1932
1933
Fet
. Mai
'. April
May
Jun
e July
Aug
Sep
t. Oct
. Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Totals
69
56
62
71
74
87
63
87
84
73
63
66
91
63
79
60
58
71
43
68
56
65
61
62
43
66
52
67
71
70
74
75
74
79
84
82
80
43
59
48
77
50
70
56
41
87
93
65
55
59
72
44
78
80
36
64
35
66
72
72
78
86
92
43
96
56
51
97
56
44
100
95
100
72
91
103
71
72
•2 63
•4 56
•4 63
•6 71
•8 74
•0 86
•1 60
•2 86
•2 83
•1 72
•1 63
4 G5
•1 90
7 63
4 79
2 59
5 57
2 71
3 42
5 69
9 56
3 64
1 63
9 63
7 43
2 65
1 51
6 70
3 71
3 71
4 73
3 75
9 74
8 77
8 84
6 81
9 82
1 43
1 60
8 51
75
3 50
3 71
56
6 41
1 84
7 93
9 65
7 55
3 64
7 67
G 44
5 78
80
8 30
9 64
1 35
6 66
2 72
3 71
7 77
9 86
2 91
5 43
8 94
2 52
3 47
5 97
53
6 43
4 100
3 92
8 100
7 72
8 91
5 103
2 71
72
1 68 4
•7 57-1
5 60-2
5 71-1
4 74-0
3 86-5
3 58-5
2 800
3 83-3
9 71-8
8 62-1
9 65-6
8 90-7
1 62-8
1 78-9
6 59-2
5 56-5
9 71-6
7 42-8
1 69-1
9 57-0
3 61-0
4 62-0
8 61-6
7 44-5
2 62-1
7 51-1
1 58-3
5 69-2
1 66-2
5 72-8
3 75-2
5 74-1
7 77-2
3 84-4
3 81-2
5 83-2
4 44-0
2 60-8
51-9
4 73-8
3 50-3
1 66-3
50-6
6 37-7
2 82-8
7 90-2
7 64-7
6 54-0
62-6
47-9
39-5
5 78-5
80-0
8 26-0
9 64-9
1 32-9
6 67-7
2 72-2
8 71-3
5 76-2
9 86-9
91-1
5 45-0
6 94-2
1 50-6
8 44-9
5 97-5
7 50-8
3 41-2
4 100-8
7 91-7
8 100-8
7 72-7
8 91-8
8 105-9
2 71-2
71-4
67 7
56-7
58-1
70-3
73-4
86-5
57-2
85-9
83-2
71-5
60-6
64-7
88-2
62-1
78-0
58-6
55-4
70-8
42-7
68-3
56-5
58-2
59-4
58-9
44-6
58-7
49-9
59-0
69-8
66-9
71-5
75-2
73-5
75-9
85-3
811
83-4
44-1
59-7
52-5
72-2
50-3
66-9
50-6
27-5
80-2
90-2
64-9
54-4
56-7
44-9
37-2
78 6
80-0
24-2
64-9
30-4
67-7
72-2
69-6
75-8
86-9
91-2
45-0
95-7
48-1
41-5
97-5
50-8
40-4
100-8
88-8
100-8
76-0
91-8
105-9
71-2
70-5
66
54
57
69
72
86
56
86
82
71
59
63
88
60
76
56
53
69
39
66
54
58
58
58
40
59
47
55
68
64
68
75
72
75
85
81
82
39
55
52
72
50
64
50
26
77
90
66
53
55
49
34
78
80
24
64
27
67
72
68
70
86
91
45
97
47
39
97
51
39
100
88
100
76
91
105
71
72
6 66-6
•3 55-2
6 57-9
•3 69-0
•1 69-7
•6 86-4
•6 56-1
85-7
•6 82-7
71-5
•7 60-9
2 62-8
1 88-1
4 60-0
9 75-9
7 56-5
9 54-3
9 70-0
8 41-8
8 66-7
3 55-2
7 57-8
3 59-0
5 58-5
6 41-8
3 58-3
6 48-0
50-7
1 68-6
6 63-8
7 66-9
1 75-1
1 71-3
8 75-6
3 850
1 80-8
6 85-0
5 39-2
8 54-8
5 52-5
2 73-8
3 50-3
5 63-8
6 46-9
4 29-0
5 73-7
2 90-2
7 66-9
8 55-7
4 54-7
7 510
9 38-3
6 77-2
80-(
2 24-1
9 64-9
4 23-2
7 68-2
2 72-2
66-2
3 68-6
9 86-9
3 91 -C
45-0
6 97-2
3 47-2
4 38-6
5 97-5
1 49-5
5 38-1
8 99-8
7 88-7
8 100-8
1 75-5
8 91-8
9 105-9
2 71-2
72-0
66
55
58
69
69
86
57
85
82
71
61
63
88
60
75
57
54
70
42
66
55
58
61
59
41
59
48
49
66
61
66
75
71
76
85
81
83
39
55
52
73
50
61
46
38
73
90
65
55
56
54
48
79
80
30
63
31
68
72
65
68
86
90
41
96
48
40
97
51
40
99
89
100
75
91
105
71
72
8 66
•1 53
•9 60
•3 70
•5 69
•1 85
3 58
9 86
•9 82
6 72
1 61
2 62
•1 88
•4 59
•7 76
55
7 53
6 71
2 39
9 66
5 54
59
2 63
8 61
7 38
3 60
3 46
5 50
5 65
9 61
6 67
1 75
1 71
4 76
1 85
2 81
1 82
9 36
6 53
5 52
7 73
3 50
9 61
9 49
9 48
73
2 88
5 60
6 54
5 60
9 65
6 48
1 80
80
6 31
7 63
31
2 68
2 72
8 67
3 67
9 86
8 90
9 41
8 93
3 52
3 43
5 97
6 48
4 43
8 100
4 90
8 100
5 75
8 91
9 105
2 71
4 72-
9 65
5 52
8 59
69
9 64
9 85
9 57
1 85
8 83
1 71
8 60
5 60
1 86
6 57
5 77
9 53
9 52
69
7 37
6 65
2 53
3 57
4 62
6 60
9 36
2 58
9 44
8 56
2 62
3 60
4 67
1 65
5 66
4 75
1 85
2 80
9 81
9 34
5 51
5 52
7 73
3 50
3 60
7 49
8 43
7 73
8 88
3 52
7 50
6 60
66
6 41
5 80
80
2 30
7 63
6 31
8 67
2 60
5 68
1 65
9 86
5 90
5 43
9 92
1 50
5 40
5 97
2 48
1 41
6 100
1 89
8 100
4 75
8 91
9 105
2 71
72
•0 64-8
■2 52-2
3 57-5
1 68-6
5 64-6
•8 86-0
7 58-2
•9 85-7
•4 83-9
•4 71-0
•7 60-1
•3 59-9
•8 86-0
•4 57-0
•1 77-1
•0 52-5
6 52-3
2 68-7
9 37-7
9 66-1
53-0
5 56-3
8 60-5
5 58-7
8 36-6
4 56-9
9 44-2
2 54-2
4 62-4
7 60-2
5 67-6
1 65-1
2 66-3
8 76-3
84-7
9 80-9
6 80-8
4 33-9
7 51-9
5 52-5
5 73-5
3 50-3
8 60-2
7 49-7
5 33-4
7 73-1
8 88-8
7 47-7
6 48-0
2 58-7
7 69-5
2 40-6
5 80-5
800
30-2
7 63-7
6 31-6
7 67-7
4 60-4
4 68-2
4 66-3
9 86-9
90-2
7 44-3
8 97-2
6 49-1
9 42-2
5 97-5
1 49-5
6 43-5
6 100-6
8 89-7
8 94-8
4 75-4
5 91-5
9 105-9
2 71-2
3 72-3
640
50-2
57-2
68-6
64-0
86-2
57-5
86-1
83-G
70-6
59-3
58-6
87-7
55-4
76-2
50-8
51-1
68-1
34-5
65-3
51-1
57-4
59-7
58-7
33-6
57-8
42-7
54-9
61-0
59-3
66 -f
65-1
65-8
77-1
84-6
81-2
75-4
30-3
50-7
52-5
70-5
50-3
59-3
48 5
27-9
71-8
88-8
46-5
46-3
60-5
69-7
39-5
80-5
80-0
29-5
63-7
30-4
67-7
60-4
66-6
66-3
86-9
90-7
44-3
97-6
47-6
42-3
97-5
46-6
45-0
100-6
91-3
94-8
75-2
91-5
105-9
71-2
72-3
63-9
50-9
57-1
63-0
63-6
85-4
56-9
86-0
82-5
69-8
59-5
58-8
87-7
55-6
75-8
511
51-2
67-5
35-4
65-2
515
57-5
59-2
53-5
35-1
57-9
43-6
54-9
61-9
60-0
66-1
61-9
63-9
75-8
84-3
80-5
80-7
31-9
50-9
52-5
70-3
50-3
600
47-2
311
71-8
88-8
47-7
46-9
60-4
65-0
40-6
79-1
77-8
24-2
63-7
30-8
67-7
60-4
66-4
65-3
86-9
90-3
391
96-8
47-0
40-9
97-5
46-8
44-5
99-3
91-4
94-6
75-2
91 2
105-9
71 2
72-3
63 6
Component Material-
50-8
55-8
Textiles
67-9
63-2
85-2
58-3
85-0
82-4
Purpose— Consumers goods
Foods, beverages and tobacco. .
69-0
58-3
58-9
87-2
55-8
Building and construction ma-
74-7
Manufacturers' materials
Origin — Raw and partly manu-
51-6
50-8
Fully and chiefly manufact'd
66-9
36-1
64-4
Totals
51-3
Animal origin— Raw
Manufactured
Totals
550
58-8
57-2
Canadian farm PRODucxs-Field
36-0
54-7
Totals
43-0
Marine origin — Raw.
Manufactured
Totals
53-1
62-1
60-0
Forest origin — Raw
65-2
61-8
Totals
63-4
Mineral origin— Raw
75-7
83-4
Totah
800
Commodity Groups-
Fruits
79-4
33-1
Flour and milled products
Rubber and its products
Sugar and its products
50-9
52-5
68-8
Tobacco
50-3
Fishery products
59-7
Furs
52-4
27-7
Leather, unmanufactured
Boots and shoes
69-7
88-8
46-4
45-8
59-5
Eggs
55-7
Cotton, raw
Cotton yarn and thread
41-2
79-1
77-8
Silk, raw
Artificial silk and its products. .
Wool, raw
22-7
63-7
31-0
Wool yarns
67-7
60-3
64-8
Pulp
66-2
Pig iron and steel billets
84-2
90-4
38-0
101-3
Brass, copper and products
47-6
42-5
97-5
Silver
50-3
Zinc and its products
45-2
99-3
Coal
91-4
Coke
94-6
Petroleum and products
71-6
91-2
105-9
71-2
72-3
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Table 21. Prices of Representative Commodities, and Wholesale Prices in Other Countries. 3
Description*
yds to lb.
Silk, raw, grand double
1932
Feb.
Wholesale Prices of Important
Commodities—
Oats, No. 2 C.W bush
Wheat, No. 1 Man. Northern "
Flour, First Patent 2-98'e
jute
Sugar, raw 96° Centrifugal
N.Y cwt.
8ugar, granulated, Montreal "
Rubber, ribbed, smoked
sheets, N.Y lb.
Rubber, Para, upriver, fine,
N.Y "
Cattle, steers, good 1,000-
1,200 lbs cwt.
Hogs, bacon, Toronto "
Beef hides, packer hides,
native steers lb.
Sole leather, mfr's. green
hide crops "
Box sides B. mill ft.
Butter, creamery, finest,
Montreal lb.
Cheese, Canadian, old large,
Montreal M
Eggs, fresh extras, Montreal doz.
Cotton, raw 1-1 1/16', Ham-
ilton lb.
Cotton yarns, 10's white
single "
Saxony, 4-50 yds to lb "
Gingham, dress, 6-50-7-75
£
eitra, N.Y
Wool, eastern bright } blood "
Wool, western range, semi-
bright, § blood M
Pulp, groundwood No. 1 ton
Pig iron, basic mill "
Steel merchant bars, mill. 100 lb
Copper, electrolytic domes-
tic cwt.
Lead, domestic, Montreal. . "
Tin ingots, Straits, Toronto lb.
8pelter, domestic, Montreal cwt.
Coal, anthracite, Toronto. . ton
Coal, bituminous, N.S. run-
of-mine "
Gasoline, Toronto gal.
Sulphuric acid. 66° Benume net ton
Indexes of Wholesale Prices In
Other Countries—'
United States-
Fisher, 200: 1926
Bureau of Labour, 550: 1926
Annalist, 72: 1913
United Kingdom-
Board of Trade, 150: 1913...
Economist, 58: 1927
France, Statistique General, 45
1914
Germany, Federal Statistical
Office, 400:1913...
Belgium, Ministry of Labour,
130:1914
Netherlands, Central Bureau
Statistics, 48: 1913
Norway, Official, 95: 1913
Sweden, Commerce Dept., 160.
1913
Italy, Bachi, 100:1913
Finland, Official, 139: 19*26
India, Bcpt. of Statistics, 75:
1914
Japan, Bank of Japan, 56: 1913.
Australia, Commonwealth Sta-
tistician, 92: 1911
New Zealand, Official, 180: 1913
EEvpt, Dept. of Statistics,
Cfliro.23: 1913-1914...
5-100
1-146
4-560
5-959
4-940
■055-
•065
-214
•203
•506
•923
2-579
•125
•090
23-990
18-000
2-250
8-450
4-148
•298
3-936
13-810
6-000
•175
16-000
Mar.
t
•301
•631
5-085
•851
4-465
•037
•057
5-840
4 '900
•055
•065
•33
•200
-272
66 3
92-3
105-3
67-0
421
99-8
554
83
123
110
314
93
97
122-0
133-2
132-1
91
• 203
-506
•923
•18:
•12
-090
23-200
18-000
2-250
7-63:
3-85
•28!
3-82
12-750
6-000
•175
16-000
63-1
66-0
91-1
104-6
65-3
427
99-8
548
82
122
109
315
92
94
119-8
132-2
131-6
Apr.
May
$
S
•323
■626
•355
•029
5 039
5-100
•725
4-370
•053
4-275
•034
•035
•058
•C63
5-880
4-540
5-840
4-510
•050-
■060
•'33-
•043
•320
•200
•310
•200
•231
•197
■082
923
1-784
•110
22-429
18-0(0
2-250
7-467
3-609
•255
3-634
12-342
8-000
•175
16-000
62-2
(5-5
90-7
102-4
62-7
425
98-4
39
120
109
311
89
92
116-5
131-5
130-7
90
■ 180
•209
•076
1-688
•100
•080
•0S5
22-160
18-000
2-250
3-320
•280
3-564
12-510
6-OCO
•185
16-000
610
64-4
100-7
60-5
421
97-2
526
89
1136
129-4
130-4
June
t
•338
•551
4-275
•031
•063
6-160
4-580
•030-
•040
•290
•190
•191
•160
•241
•072
•205
•495
•923
1-678
July
21-690
18-000
2-250
6-791
3-145
•270
3-480
12-510
6-000
•185
16-000
59-6
63-9
98-1
58-8
•352
•547
4-800
1-304
4-370
6-140
5-030
•038-
•048
•079
•100
•495
•923
Aug.
$
•299
•563
1-323
4-370
96-2
514
78
120
108
297
87
86
110-6
127-8
129-9
81
1-638
•090
•085
21-145
18-000
2-250
6-850
3-083
•285
3-355
12-510
6-000
•180
16-000
60-4
64-5
92-1
97-7
60-1
404
95-9
512
76
122
108
296
128 4
129-9
•042
•068
6-050
5-210
•055-
•065
•280
•180
•212
•160
•281
•096
•210
•495
•923
2-059
•095
•100
20-968
18-000
2-250
7-030
3-217
•300
3-561
12-757
000
180
16-000
Sept.
78
61-8
65-2
94-2
99-5
61-9
394
95-4
524
75
123
108
296
89
91
117-7
130-1
130-2
261
519
600
197
370
043
080
360
110
075
085
280
190
245
180
330
092
225
500
023
107
095
105
472
000
250
016
482
318
SO: 1
981
000
180
000
Oct.
4-500
1-277
4-370
62-7
65-3
95-2
102-1
64-0
397
95-1
533
76
123
110
300
126-5
132-4
129-5
78
•038
•083
4-700
4-500
•070-
•080
•280
•190
•240
•180
•394
•082
•225
•484
•923
2-024
•095
•105
19-573
18-000
2-250
7-310
3-264
•315
3-667
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
Nov.
$
•240
■407
4-500
1-254
4-370
61-1
64-4
91-0
101
62-0
392
94-3
529
77
123
110
298
91
127-8
129-0
127-7
80
■040
4-220
3-920
•055-
•065
•270
•190
•235
•180
•490
•086
•225
•484
•959
2-006
•095
•105
19-795
18-000
2-250
7-305
3-373
•315
3-834
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
Dec.
$
•210
•424
4-400
•943
4-180
•038
•077
4 -10C
3-970
•043
•053
•260
•190
•406
60-3
63-9
88-4
101-1
62-3
391
93-9
525
77
124
109
298
91
90
134-4
127-0
79
•C5!
•10?
19-763
18-000
2-250
7-021
3-386
•305
3-971
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
1933
58-5
62-6
85-7
101-1
61-1
390
92-4
522
76
123
Jan.
$
•225
•442
4 500
•795
4-180
•036
•070
411C
3-760
•055
•055
•260
•190
•235
-180
-318
•210
•484
•959
1-623
•090
-105
19-190
18-000
2-250
6-905
3-262
•300
3-924
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
56-4
61-0
82-4
100-3
61-2
390
910
521
75
122
290
90
139-5
Feb.
$
233
458
500
835
C85
035
072
000
810
045-
055
250
180
239
210
484
959
538
090
105
450
COO
250
050
400
320
983
339
250
165
000
'For full description see the report on Prices and Price Indexes published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics-
Application for this publication should be made to the Dominion Statistician.
2 The description includes the authority, the number of commodities aad the base year.
26
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 22
Total Value of Imports and Exports, by Groups, in Thousands
of Dollars
Imports of Merchandise
for Consumption in
Canada
Month
Total
Imports
Vege-
table
Products
Animal
Pro-
ducts
Textiles
Wood
and
Paper
Iron and
its Pro-
ducts
N on-
Ferrous
Metals
Non-
Metallic
Minerals
Chemic-
als and
Allied
Products
Miscel-
laneous
Com-
modities
1930
$000
77,906
87,900
78,358
76,325
60,338
50,414
50,994
75,348
51,189
73.457
52.508
48.379
47,308
45,379
45,933
46,911
40,290
34,115
35,586
57,437
29,794
44,361
40,743
35,711
36.527
34.504
37.095
37,769
28.961
24,441
23,514
$000
13,650
16.587
15,231
15,146
13,535
9.181
9,014
15,739
11,367
17,839
9.966
10,411
0,371
8.870
9,927
12,074
10.676
6.094
7,538
14,489
5,283
9.416
8.702
7,462
7,098
6,814
8,225
8,639
7.830
5,148
4,919
$000
3,784
4,579
3,867
3,324
2,451
2.665
2,540
4,187
2,240
3,344
2,362
2,287
2,206
2,150
1,796
1,544
1,309
1,482
1,640
2,204
1 096
1.756
1,611
1,330
1,251
1,265
1,425
1,427
977
942
980
$000
11,977
12,947
10,756
12,738
9,036
8,025
8,711
11,825
6.987
8,717
7.251
7,152
7,372
6,530
6,344
5,985
5,254
6,285
6,602
9,401
4.601
6.074
5.310
4,552
5.587
4,935
5,428
5,450
4,725
4.739
4,390
$000
3.796
3.951
4,198
3,693
3.059
2,808
2,815
3,951
2,798
3,530
3,146
2,790
2,743
2,696
2,862
2,505
2,279
1,968
2,032
2,660
1.553
2,078
1,922
1,778
1,745
1.754
1,907
1.R59
1.566
1.304
1,409
$000
16,269
15.415
13.563
12,839
10.837
10,051
11,353
17,282
11,925
14,807
9.989
8,108
7,377
6,883
6,285
6,479
5,881
5,085
6,009
9,983
5.820
7,169
6.710
5,130
4,394
4,233
4,288
5,262
3,624
3,655
3.643
$000
5,494
5,504
6,452
5,914
4,394
3.202
3,363
4,620
3,018
3,953
3,157
2.984
2,958
2,958
3,055
2,849
2,335
2,256
2,091
2,688
1.688
2,085
1,733
1,513
1,402
1.496
1.655
1,908
1,129
914
971
$000
14,517
19,244
15,871
13,304
10,127
8,246
7,834
9,691
6,969
12,152
9.838
8,382
8,139
8,614
9,432
9,626
7,209
6,656
5,438
9.691
5.567
9,476
9,229
9,367
9,143
8,501
8,626
8,138
5.509
4,504
4,405
$000
2,525
3,241
3,151
3.384
2.549
1,935
2,094
3.372
2,375
3,898
2,530
2,290
2,666
2,537
2.422
2,721
2.497
1.950
1,874
2.971
1,998
2,942
2,556
2,081
2,217
2,336
2,770
2,577
1,588
1,292
1,196
$000
5,895
0,433
October
6,269
November
5,374
i 349
1931
4,300
3,271
March
4.881
3,512
May
5,217
4 270
July
3,975
4,477
September
4,142
3,809
3,127
2.S51
1932
2,338
February
2,362
March
3,351
April
2,188
May ,
3,366
June
2,969
July
2,499
3,691
September
October
3.169
2,771
2,509
2,012
1933
1,943
February
1,601
Month
1930
August
September
October
November
December
1931
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1932
January
February
March..."
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933
January ,
February
Exports of Merchandise from Canada
Total
Exports
of
Mdee
$000
70, 61?
82.190
84.298
71,592
68.053
45.634
44,914
56.296
34,674
60,845
55,3!>0
50,671
49,894
49,909
56,53?
58,43"
54,218
39.063
37.010
41.019
27 455
41.402
41,701
43,032
41,855
42.665
57,160
46,621
43, 109
32,000
26,814
Domestic Produce
Total
Exports
of Can-
adian
Produce
$000
69, 290
81.046
82.781
73.060
68,820
44.683
43,873
65.048
33.935
59.833
54,348
49,675
48,764
4". 991
55,538
57,4*7
53,255
38,367
36.431
39,749
26 976
40,594
40,945
42,321
41,314
42,187
56,626
45.945
42,6161
31.562
26,3981
Vege-
table
Pro-
ducts
$000
25,729
33.911
37.358
34.542
24,647
11,638
13.541
15,982
7,625
26.502
21.394
14,496
14,611
13,958
19,337
27,820
22,945
11,079
12.363
12,291
8.722
16.920
15,042
17,302
15,664
20,382
31,638
21.978
21 676
12,042
9,571
Animal
Pro-
ducts
$000
7,289
9.084
8,320
7,765
6.322
6.211
5.059
5. 78?
3,851
3,778
5.194
7,008
6.604
7,842
8,336
5,820
5,453
5,693
4,989
4,231
2.434
3,412
4,232
6,212
6,252
4.645
4.888
3.773
4,797
5,191
4,075
Iron
Non-
Metallic
Miner-
Chem:
Tex-
tiles
Wood
and
Paper
and
its
Pro-
N on-
Ferrous
Metals
cal and
Allied
Pro-
ducts
ducts
$000
$000
$000
$000
$000
$000
751
19.274
3.895
7,559
2,057
1,061
467
21,159
3.663
8,110
1.918
1,071
501
20,964
3,372
7.737
1.840
1,072
369
17,584
2.483
5,882
1.823
1,096
343
19.724
3.322
8,458
1.804
845
240
14,281
2.459
6,996
1.118
664
233
14.274
1.786
5,615
1.212
889
383
19.120
2.297
7.215
1.449
1,400
258
13,409
1.608
4.192
855
997
757
16,424
1.947
8.251
1,456
1,175
670
17,105
1.674
4.726
1,281
958
642
15,365
1.559
6,922
1,319
859
590
15,851
1,253
6.546
1.292
800
357
15,192
1,422
7.298
1.084
673
419
15,705
1,297
6.97*-
1,36^
872
517
14. »n
877
4.259
1.329
805
328
13,956
907
6.846
1,229
666
234
12,91c
867
5.446
807
736
304
11,165
879
4,631
629
836
436
13,83*
1,173
4.9°0
823
1,067
218
9.675
958
2.687
464
971
462
11,210
1 , 253
4 004
778
1.472
781
12,678
1 , 203
3,970
940
1,184
5%
10.333
2,016
3,450
730
711
384
11,521
1,611
3,422
785
749
422
9,392
1.505
3,286
788
816
471
11,399
2,239
3,890
1,064
915
328
10,685
1,557
4,770
1,074
1,078
269
9,167
1,065
3 585
768
761
230
8,234
1,021
2,634
698
1,014
339
7,284
842
2,651
437
701
Miscel-
laneous
Com-
modi-
ties
$000
1,674
1,663
1,616
1.517
1.355
1.07(1
1.265
1.418
1.140
1.543
1.347
1.506
1.217
1,164
1 , 236
1.150
034
586
635
911
817
1.054
917
1,043
025
951
1,122
701
528
499
404
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27
Table 23. Canada's Domestic Exports in Thousands of Dollars, and Indexes of the Cost
of Living
Classification
1932
| 1933
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Exports of Canadian Produce—
Agricultural and Vegetable
Products—
Alcoholic beverages (chiefly
1,475
732
6,623
147
5,881
450
181
497
1,184
69
85
1,715
1,836
44
237
528
15
91
18
11
7,192
1,093
201
139
230
1,747
167
47
165
55
200
96
49
78
1,772
194
421
944
400
207
129
82
76
216
189
217
154
141
162
84-5
66-5
93-8
99-3
76-4
97-1
7-34
3-10
6-77
17-25
816
328
6,779
149
6,134
614
135
414
1,469
137
119
1,457
982
80
270
646
2
128
15
21
8,521
1,474
269
266
225
2,249
221
35
200
84
351
86
60
127
1,878
260
355
831
507
279
132
93
110
144
377
261
138
399
212
83-9
66-0
93-6
99-3
74-5
96-8
7-27
3-08
6-77
17-16
616
77
5,534
267
4,537
414
45
171
895
146
52
649
713
36
163
357
9
72
12
10
6,938
825
118
152
105
1,258
178
41
170
86
262
49
73
106
856
149
195
542
290
170
68
77
65
81
364
293
143
381
175
83-7
65-4
92-8
99-3
74-5
97-0
7-22
3-07
6-77
17-09
1,195
120
11,852
775
9,627
528
323
182
1,648
298
167
1,174
404
35
195
694
148
82
10
4
7,507
1,175
231
206
121
1,328
195
69
120
83
491
55
63
227
1,339
255
256
725
406
290
102
167
109
144
643
241
143
409
300
81-8
62-9
91-0
93-9
74-5
97-1
6-90
3-04
6-47
16-45
444
58
11,159
470
9,655
539
74
80
1,963
348
473
1,911
352
16
165
571
438
107
7
16
7,668
2,170
478
245
123
1,295
315
34
174
98
330
101
47
169
1,831
302
181
521
376
232
75
299
221
98
426
277
132
338
272
81-0
62-1
90-9
93-9
71-9
97-1
6-79
3-02
6-35
16-20
580
111
13,464
781
11,210
555
139
119
1,443
411
1,591
1,823
758
18
152
742
187
94
16
17
6,515
773
718
166
214
1,340
653
736
143
68
464
69
58
89
1,017
385
270
550
420
197
148
93
178
58
115
191
167
308
344
80-8
61-4
90-7
93-9
71-9
96-8
6-78
3-06
6-34
16-21
384
72
12,212
678
10,642
684
110
280
1,094
332
1,659
1,807
879
21
194
739
27
101
10
42
7,546
971
580
224
113
1,487
627
125
132
65
403
61
39
1,025
478
441
276
252
427
223
135
46
229
87
219
184
149
265
300
81-5
63-5
91-9
93-9
71-9
96-8
7-01
3-04
6-33
16-42
469
571
16,176
392
4,166
590
75
293
1,290
90
1,468
1,270
507
28
167
456
45
98
17
43
5,633
628
739
249
30
1,373
666
136
76
50
270
41
40
158
716
447
284
377
504
277
95
154
143
170
182
179
172
179
434
81-0
63-0
91-7
93-9
70-7
96-6
1,572
2,095
22,636
277
21,471
692
98
403
1,690
74
1,589
1,423
424
32
244
487
122
19
67
7,037
980
558
334
76
1,791
979
536
76
114
230
61
63
107
1,065
449
459
600
525
373
84
172
200
255
155
204
185
386
348
80-4
63-6
90-7
90-0
70-7
96-6
1,581
1,565
15,024
314
13,959
547
66
268
1,799
74
1,185
1,261
101
50
228
327
1
99
11
22
6,858
837
363
239
93
1,814
634
273
72
72
197
102
44
1,186
1,532
285
244
754
327
298
162
36
360
169
224
299
133
169
263
80-4
63-9
90-4
900
70-7
96-6
7-09
2-93
6-04
16-10
1,698
1,389
15,074
91
14,505
478
52
247
1,535
41
432
1,550
1,592
57
78
605
78
16
35
5,952
1,592
171
137
113
1,365
405
71
77
61
216
86
36
537
9,668
444
256
473
261
353
130
30
147
210
196
150
91
109
189
80-4
64-0
89-6
90-0
70-7
96-6
7-04
2 94
5-99
1601
397
925
7,109
62
6,912
419
69
236
1,162
60
47
1,391
2,210
81
274
632
68
15
18
5,423
583
90
156
82
1,457
238
130
74
71
216
102
46
69
779
192
197
796
159
272
181
52
87
236
292
228
100
129
152
79-7
62-8
89-3
90-0
69-2
96-4
6-94
2-93
5-98
15-89
669
754
Grains (Total)
5,577
72
Wheat
5,241
Rubber (chiefly tires and
514
28
143
Wheat flour
Animals and Animal Pro-
ducts —
Cattle
1,009
235
39
Fish
1,083
1,670
80
Leather, unmanufactured
231
429
Fibres, Textiles and Pro-
ducts—
1
Cotton
90
Rags
19
Raw wool
81
Wood, Wood Products and
Paper—
Paper (chiefly newsprint)
Planks and boards
4,472
553
85
126
99
Wood-pulp
1,411
Iron and Its Products —
Automobiles
171
Automobile parts
76
Farm implements
69
Hardware and cutlery
Machinery
48
268
Pips and ingots
72
Tubes and pipes
56
Non-Ferrous Metal Pro-
ducts—
55
Copper, (chiefly ore and
blister)
578
225
Lead
274
Nickel
747
Silver
263
Non-Metallic Nineral Pro-
ducts—
Asbestos, (chiefly raw)
Coal
146
95
Petroleum and products
Stone and products
34
70
Chemicals and Allied Pro-
ducts—
146
Fertilizers
169
Soda and compounds
228
Miscellaneous Commodities —
Electrical energy
116
149
Settlers' effects
116
Indexes of Retail Prices, Rents
and Costs of Services-
Total, 1926 = 100
79-0
Food
60-6
Fuel •
89-3
Rent
90-0
Clothing
69-2
Sundries
96-2
Cost per Week of a Family
Budget-
All foods $
6-98 70-7
6-70
Fuel and light $
Totals $
3-01
6-32
16-34
2-98
6-30
16-40
2-91
5-97
15-61
28 MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 24. Summary of Canada's Imports, in Thousands of Dollars
Classification
1932
19u3
Feb.
Mar.
April [
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Imports of Principal Commodi-
ties-
Ac ricultural AND VEGETABLE
Products—
1,155
141
391
1,044
120
231
392
104
657
1,468
419
110
547
196
208
254
35^
569
218
1.030
516
132
154
679
231
94
125
302
213
554
487
796
621
300
209
47
47
113
1,435
124
591
14"
l c 3
1,512
26
487
303
79
71
72
79
330
216
63
84
807
87
93
41 «
1,?45
208
370
1.3 6
485
155
262
2-3
16
60
61
173
3,505
159
554
1,741
177
360
538
323
2,143
1,380
866
156
589
297
233
313
453
833
335
1,432
757
180
129
852
299
151
42"?
662
274
613
592
1,019
838
360
274
53
96
255
2,175
238
981
495
226
2,462
39
976
499
140
89
126
154
423
287
106
108
905
141
137
583
3,852
525
518
2,145
859
222
390
396
94
101
79
291
521
53
195
1,071
147
163
300
173
613
199
687
70
253
109
167
158
224
493
166
856
392
57
113
405
196
75
83
140
163
304
297
555
473
204
157
24
134
147
971
131
622
92
K'S
1.758
17
690
29?
96
60
77
89
283
179
63
75
561
89
80
344
2,035
170
402
1,142
554
141
217
246
144
49
58
134
831
191
463
1,908
97
261
315
301
2,017
143
1,057
83
323
248
198
292
211
918
222
1,032
573
93
175
381
219
67
203
194
221
340
392
744
707
300
210
31
57
163
1,112
126
697
202
195
1,689
61
1,275
403
144
01
117
60
236
236
102
106
831
105
63
578
2,663
157
492
3,436
876
254
295
311
344
72
58
246
1,328
95
316
2,216
104
210
402
121
1,233
170
955
90
369
83
150
288
240
234
190
1,108
587
64
102
314
244
54
131
146
144
340
472
786
576
309
173
19
38
74
1,270
156
646
152
175
1,544
40
1,216
346
134
80
99
92
176
187
114
70
626
96
83
566
2,249
163
488
3,511
1,022
198
2 "2
266
132
86
71
249
890
95
315
1,903
103
133
288
18
1,816
228
330
130
223
68
177
59
193
287
178
781
451
54
320
252
133
25
70
154
194
53
600
861
481
247
113
25
25
68
778
108
468
176
159
1,127
31
923
272
132
67
104
76
187
185
72
4')
529
89
60
481
2,612
213
322
3,557
901
185
234
335
7
49
53
178
1,122
60
206
1,746
77
108
219
19
2,042
261
95
98
211
95
220
109
198
472
201
812
510
122
140
460
193
90
96
174
171
284
433
828
496
247
101
26
47
63
553
102
369
286
125
949
14
784
227
107
62
58
38
144
170
70
35
493
118
31
479
2.744
216
273
3,304
953
148
157
331
240
54
166
179
1,053
113
175
1,505
97
111
435
21
1,562
287
81
126
246
96
197
147
199
441
232
747
425
101
159
584
225
98
83
230
143
228
441
874
517
213
93
23
10
60
632
103
306
220
129
909
11
740
247
96
45
85
43
281
140
73
49
49"
68
78
393
2,600
176
303
2.C74
1,064
191
155
2S2
285
51
190
254
1,358
135
276
1,651
107
274
231
28
1,872
502
91
174
201
233
190
117
200
656
336
758
589
50
227
548
211
92
116
255
222
154
387
907
567
215
140
39
33
38
469
157
248
96
132
1,086
8
784
311
90
51
82
42
287
15<
93
39
572
92
76
404
3,134
316
312
2.657
738
137
244
337
229
61
117
234
1,537
136
352
1,338
110
521
266
43
1,479
377
200
147
180
240
156
91
165
1,181
140
728
603
25
221
471
97
76
157
346
221
138
347
871
536
232
147
17
43
33
557
150
342
71
197
1,031
23
1,603
294
102
48
69
74
552
157
98
47
508
129
77
445
2,90?
214
467
2,122
845
245
215
369
349
64
56
278
2,305
147
389
1,567
61
183
185
109
897
339
211
116
176
118
135
77
168
1,122
149
552
491
13
242
327
70
57
191
296
185
138
282
744
421
201
116
11
73
14
658
80
268
135
141
1.086
6
417
144
82
40
47
29
123
119
98
33
399
72
40
331
2,318
252
216
1.100
457
112
171
276
161
36
25
16C
894
85
454
786
109
160
201
95
384
366
261
71
273
123
102
49
182
706
186
725
422
32
162
415
89
60
138
374
199
188
378
618
401
173
64
9
39
104
868
97
328
100
134
9*3
21
232
167
59
42
37
29
98
94
42
22
350
54
49
291
1,836
315
262
1,045
164
102
175
250
14
25
11
194
798
95
296
Fruits
669
88
116
216
Seeds
113
Sugar, chiefly for refining
Tea
397
759
231
Animal Products —
Fish
61
281
Hides
116
Leather, unmanufactured
127
94
Textr,e Products—
216
498
143
784
396
84
87
Si' V— Haw
285
84
62
105
262
146
247
450
Wood and Paper—
605
493
Wood — Furniture and other
manufactured wood
174
64
Veneers
Other unmanufactured wood.
Iron and Stefl —
15
34
59
Automobile parts
747
65
365
144
136
945
55
268
Other rolling mill products
Stamped and coated products..
Tools
153
41
53
40
Wire
41
Non-Ferrous Metals —
111
Brass
89
47
32
302
32
Tin
103
Nont-Metat,mc Products —
285
Coal
1,999
Coke
197
248
1,084
119
91
Chemicals —
163
Dyeine and tanning materials...
233
fc
24
Soap
20
125
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Table 25.
Banking and Currency, in Million Dollars Unless Otherwise Stated
Classification
1932
| 1933
Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May j June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov.) Dec.
Jan.
Banking—
Readily Available Assets—
Specie
Dominion notes
In Central gold reserves. . .
In United Kingdom banks
In foreign banks
Foreign currency
Government securities. . . .
Call loans abroad
Total quick assets.. .
Loans and Sehtrities except
Canadian Governments-
Public securities
Railway securities
Canadian call loans
Current loans
Current loans abroad
Provincial loans
Municipal loans
Total loans, etc
Other Assets—
Non-current loans
Real estate
Mortgages
Premises
Letters of credit
Loans to companies
Other assets
Note circulation deposits
Inter-hank balances, notes of
other banks
Cheques of other banks.
Balances due by other banks
Grand total assets
Liabilities to the Public —
Note circulation
Dominion Government
Provincial Government
Government advances
Deposits by public —
Savings deposits
Demand deposits
Total deposits
Foreign deposits
Due banks abroad, etc. —
V nited Kingdom
Foreign
Bills payable
Letters of credit
Other liabilities
Total public liabilities. .
Due between banks
Liabilities to Shareholders—
Dividends $000
Reserve
Capital
Grand total liabilities. .
Surplus of notice deposits over
current loans
Percentaee of current loans to
notice denosits.. p.c
Gold included in C.G.R
All notes in hands of public 1
Index Numbers—
(With seasonal adjustment
1926 - 100)
Demand deposits
Notice deposits
Current loans
Investment holdings
Call loans, Canada
Call loans elsewhere. . .,
Total issue Dom. notes
Gold held by Finance Dept
against notes
Notes in hands of public
Currency-
Net issues of Dominion notes
per,— Chapter 4, 1915
R.S. 1927, chap. 70
R.S. 1927, chap. 41
Total
Gold held against notes
End of Month
64-91
131-11
21-58
5-63
02-30
13-64
467
65-92
863
144-87
61-29
131-17
1,071
189-73
43-44
132-86
1,774
10-69
6-58
6
79
51-35
12-75
1*80
6-82
11-07
73-10
3-73
2,901
133-67
04-65
20-58
43-00
1,36«
506-94
1,875
296-18
41-86
3-11
51-35
2-79
2,566
9-95
1,344
162-00
144-50
2,884
+298
78-2
10-7
151-0
91-5
102-0
116-6
127-2
93-3
26-3
86-3
Feb.
26
36-5
99-4
161-9
64-6
62-59
123-81
20-0°
7
71-47
13-21
460-03
98-95
85?
142-74
60
129-77
1.063
190-65
56-24
139-29
1,783
10-86
6-65
6-26
79-99
49-73
12-47
1-66
6-82
12-71
81-03
3-07
2,912
134-29
70-76
20-06
35-50
406-49
886
305-82
4-70
52-02
2-57
49-73
2-77
2,574
9-84
2,767
162-00
144-50
2,893
+327
76-5
10-7
150-3
91-5
103-5
115-8
124-6
92-5
38-4
86-0
60-5
84-4
Mar
26-0
32-0
99-4
157-4
58-70
116-93
23 63
10-40
85-47
14-38
466-40
83 13
859
144-77
60-39
130-71
1,071
188-76
43-99
149-15
1,
10-96
6-78
6-27
79-83
5116
13 03
1-49
6-83
11-08
82-56
3-54
2,926
132-57
86-11
20-97
32-00
1,1
500-48
1.1
308-12
5-82
56-60
1-85
51-16
2-91
2.587
10-13
820
162-00
144-50
2,905
+312
77-4
10-7
149-0
91-3
103-1
114-9
126-5
93-4
33-8
85-2
60-4
82-2
55-91
111-86
23-03
10-95
97-72
15-33
469-97
73-15
858
138-52
57-76
122-36
1,070
184-58
39-43
154-01
1,766
11-21
6-86
6-27
79-99
51-94
13-00
1
6-83
11-91
83-05
3-3
2,900
137-35
65-76
24-05
27-50
1,393
494-64
1,888
304-81
5-11
54-36
1-61
51-94
2-43
2,562
9-48
1,370
162-00
144-50
2,880
+323
76-8
10-7
154-1
89-7
103-5
112-4
124-8
88-4
30-0
82-5
39-8
Apr. May
26-0
27-5
99-4
152-9
63-9
26-0
29-6
99-3
154-9
64-3
55-49
115-42
22-58
8-75
99-44
15-25
465 48
65-29
140-81
57-13
113-83
1,057
187-08
36-67
153-52
1,746
11-94
79-95
48-90
12-85
1-64
6-83
11-87
83-11
3-44
131-07
50-38
19-31
29-60
1,387
497-99
1,885
308-94
4-94
51-35
1-25
48-90
2-22
2,533
10-86
3,532
162-00
144-50
2,854
+330
76-2
111
147-2
59-7
83-4
June
26-0
40-5
101-8
168-3
64-8
54-97
127-39
22
7-69
95-42
15-57
462-31
73-67
860
152-04
54-98
109-87
1,037
174-90
34-34
139-22
1,703
12-51
7-19
6-01
79-90
48-49
13-01
1-42
6-95
10-51
96-87
2-78
2,
136-30
36-42
20-67
40-50
1,373
488-94
1,862
308-22
5-73
51-36
1-19
48-49
2-18
2,513
11-04
817
162-00
144-50
2,832
+336
75-6
11-1
154-9
88-2
102-5
110-4
123-9
79-0
29-0
92-2
60-1
86-5
July
26-0
38-5
101-7
166-2
65-4
54-85
123-10
24-78
8-82
96-75
16-48
466-93
75-65
867
153-44
53-69
111-93
1,028
164-34
20-19
130-65
1,663
12-91
7-26
6-02
79-95
48-32
12-92
1-32
6-59
11-90
69-44
314
2,790
134-57
15-54
33-06
38-50
1,363
462-09
1,825
299-38
5
51-78
1-71
48-32
2-22
2,456
8-09
1,194
162-00
144-50
2,772
+335
75-5
111
152-1
85-7
101-6
110-3
125-5
82-2
30-8
91-7
60-4
87-2
Aug.
26-0
29-0
99-2
154-2
P.6-2
55
115-28
21-83
8 81
98-14
16-56
494-57
96-39
907
155-15
53-39
114-07
1,004
159-04
19-41
123-67
1,
13-15
7-37
6-01
80-06
48-44
12-89
1-40
6-59
10-42
76-16
3-36
2,802
127-77
19-04
32-31
29-00
1,367
475-36
1,842
306-55
4-50
49-60
1-47
48-44
2-14
2.463
10-85
3,008
162-00
144-50
2,783
+ 363
73-5
111
145-5
89-1
101-8
108-2
131-7
83-1
38-6
85-3
61-2
82-5
Sept.
26-0
23-0
10M
153-1
67-5
55-48
112 40
23
13-94
87-13
16-90
494-20
95-19
152-17
52-87
114-95
1,003
158-98
22-19
116-62
1,621
13-46
7-51
6-28
79
48-27
13-15
1-48
6-59
9-52
90-12
3-57
2,799
132-24
15-90
31-87
23-00
1,359
480-66
1,840
307-14
4-85
48-91
1-55
48-27
2-17
2,457
14-21
720
162-00
144-50
2,778
+ 358
73-8
111
152-5
87-4
101-7
107-2
131-1
82-9
39-3
83-5
61-6
83-7
Oct.
26-0
27-5
107-8
161-3
71-2
55-031 76-13
122-51 163-50
21-38 18
13-51
100-60
18-26
515-54
87-53
934
159-63
51-76
117-21
1,018
159-04
34-25
109-21
1,649
13
7
6-55
79-59
47-28
13-04
1-56
6-60
13-14
99-27
3-87
2,875
133-03
44-76
40-70
27-50
1,371
493-28
1,864
324-51
4-54
46-52
1-22
47-28
2-13
2,536
11-29
1,157
162-00
144-50
2,855
+353
74-3
111
143-4
86-4
102-7
107-1
135-4
79-3
26-5
84-0
63-5
77-8
Nov.
26-0
65-1
107-7
198-9
73-0
8-44
146-65
18-75
551-16
99-37
1,083
159-60
48-71
107-61
999
153-56
34-20
107-04
1,610
13-36
7-45
6-39
78-78
47-54
13-36
1-54
8-71
80-28
3-35
2,960
125-05
105-75
31-33
65-14
1,379
472-17
1,851
349-12
4-51
51-05
•80
47-54
2-45
2,634
10-27
2,988
162-00
144-50
2,953
+380
72.5
11-1
139-5
81-6
102-8
106-4
145-0
76-3
37-6
91-1
63-6
73-8
53-26
153 1
19-88
7-79
104-90
17-94
562-36
91-49
1,011
165-96
48-93
103-20
964
151-66
28-2
111-57
1,775
13-31
7-48
6-39
78-70
42
13-17
1-49
6-60
12-15
80-41
4-32
2,852
127-07
53-11
18-93
56-99
1,378
466-21
1,844
328-73
7-43
41-37
-63
42-63
2-61
2,523
12-32
706
162-00
144-50
2,843
+ 413
70-0
11-1
144-1
81-6
103-1
104-0
147-8i
71-8|
35-9
89
61-6
79-0
54-26
146-34
18-88
10-49
83-29
17-94
568-20
83-77
983
168-05
47-97
100-00
946
151-03
23-04
114-65
1,550
13-53
7-58
6-46
79-23
40-24
13-06
1-52
6-61
9-23
68-82
3-88
2,784
116-87
37-51
20-64
46-74
13-83
445-99
1,829
316-23
4-90
40-72
• 52
40-24
2-5*3
2,456
9-87
1,157
162-00
144-50
2,773
+ 437
68-4
11-1
134-0
SO -6
103-0
103-0
147-7
71-1
33-4
94-2
56-5
"6-6
Dec.
Jan.
26-0
26-0
57-5
46-7
107-7
107-7
191-2
180-5
70-8
70-9
Feb.
26-0
41-9
107-8
175-7
70-3
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Table 26. Index Numbers of Security Prices, Foreign Exchange, and other Financial Factors.
Classification
1932
1933
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Security Prices—
Common Stock Prices —
Total (130)
63-5
71-1
76-5
9-9
64-9
106-3
39-6
89-6
40-6
81-7
59-1
43-3
82-0
75-3
54-5
65-2
44-8
86-1
400-8
57-3
57-5
61-2
22-2
58-8
115-9
5-55
136,
387
21-27
25-57
1-165
1-129
1-145
1-131
4-000
3-920
3-960
3-945
64-1
71-5
79-2
10-1
65-5
106-8
38-3
87-8
40-3
82-4
59-8
46-2
81-1
73-6
55-8
67-0
45-7
86-0
413-6
57-8
57-6
63-4
21-4
58-0
110-6
5-30
180,
070
35-72
22-76
1-131
1-106
1-118
1-109
4-230
3-915
4-064
4-230
54-0
58-2
62-5
9-2
63-7
87-7
32-5
83-2
36-1
62-2
48-9
34-4
68-8
63-7
47-4
59-1
37-1
85-8
304-2
52-4
52-6
56-5
18-3
55-4
111-8
5-33
187,
313
12-07
18-92
1-128
1-105
1-112
1-120
4-215
4-070
4-173
4-100
45-8
51-4
44-9
8-6
63-1
90-1
29-1
76-5
26-3
47-1
36-9
26-0
63-8
45-0
49-4
66-3
34-9
65-7
261-2
48-4
50-2
47-9
15-5
48-4
113-2
5-42
204,
522
25-68
15-14
1-154
1-116
1-131
1-140
4-245
4-095
4-157
4-203
43-2
48-8
40-5
8-4
62-6
84-8
28-3
73-0
30-2
43-3
34-9
24-7
59-6
42-7
46-5
59-6
35-1
60-5
251-0
48-3
49-9
47-8
16-8
45-2
114-4
5-48
176,
041
20-82
13-87
1-163
1-140
1-153
1-146
4-280
4-120
4-205
4-120
49-6
56-6
51-1
7-9
38-3
97-0
28-9
81-2
35-6
55-2
41-8
31-5
59-9
51-6
49-9
65-6
36-4
67-1
306-6
55-6
57-2
55-6
21-0
49-5
110-6
5-30
283,
953
27-32
13-02
1-161
1-135
1-148
1-148
4-123
4-028
4-076
4-028
59-0
69-9
63-5
8-8
47-4
110-0
38-5
89-7
44-1
78-2
51-9
42-7
71-6
60-4
52-7
72-8
35-7
73-9
408-0
59-7
58-1
69-7
26-3
52-9
103-3
4-95
544,
528
9-42
13-77
1-152
1-119
1-142
1-119
4-045
3-885
3-975
3-885
63-0
73-8
69-1
4-4
53-0
113-0
42-3
90-8
44-1
89-2
56-9
47-6
76-3
65-9
56-5
77-6
38-7
76-1
470-6
60-9
56-4
81-0
28-4
53-4
101-9
4-88
506,
926
73-19
14-12
1-118
1-101
1-108
1-105
3-880
3-805
3-847
3-820
54-8
63-1
55-9
3-5
49-8
97-4
38-0
86-5
40-7
73-9
49-1
39-0
73-4
57-7
47-4
64-3
33-1
74-4
393-6
57-5
55-0
71-0
24-4
52-9
98-1
4-70
206,
902
101-64
13-99
1-110
1-080
1-096
1-106
3-815
3-615
3-723
3-635
53-4
62-5
51-3
31
48-3
95-9
38-7
85-9
43-3
74-2
46-6
38-2
70-8
53-1
48-3
67-9
31-8
69-6
377-9
60-9
58-1
76-5
23-6
52-2
102-3
4-90
193,
093
1-09
13-82
1-191
1-104
1-148
1-179
3-810
3-648
3-760
3-770
51-3
58-4
45-5
2-5
43-3
90-8
37-6
83-0
37-1
70-1
45-1
37-4
68-3
50-8
48-9
69-1
32-0
67-5
359-5
63-1
62-7
70-9
21-9
50-2
102-7
4-92
149,
733
•14
13-80
1-183
1-130
1-154
1-130
3-845
3-750
3-787
3-760
51-6
59-6
49-5
3-3
41 1
93-6
36-8
82-9
34
71 2
44-6
35-6
70-5
51-2
48-9
69-7
31-4
67-5
366-2
67-1
66-8
74-7
26-5
49-6
99-2
4-75
201,
133
19-26
13-61
1-185
1-124
1-143
1-185
4-025
3-760
3-847
4-025
47-6
Industrials, total (96)
56-3
Iron and Steel (19)
44-4
3-6
Milling (5)
39-7
Oils (4)
86-5
Textiles and Clothing (9)
Food and Allied products (21)
33-6
80-2
32-6
69-7
Utilities total (18)
38-6
26-8
Telephone and telegraph (2) . .
Power and traction (14)
Companies abroad total (8) . . .
63-6
48-3
46-6
67-8
Utility (7)
28-7
Banks (8)
65-5
340-0
Mining Stock Prices —
Total (20)
75-3
Gold (11)
74-7
84-7
Silver ancl miscellanoues (5). .
Financial Factors-
28-1
49-6
98-7
Yield on Ontario Government
Shares traded. Montreal
New Issues of Bonds $000,000.
Brokers* loans* $000, 000
Foreign Exchange—
New York Funds in Montreal
High
4-73
281.
197
i3-43
1-209
1-185
1-197
1-197
London Sterling in Montreal-
High
4-145
4-020
4-099
Close
4-095
•First Thursday of following month.
Table 27 — Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared from Six Canadian Ports.
Month
Saint John
Halifax
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
Entered
Cleared
1931
Mar
232,910
156,726
117,953
134,577
157,804
159,173
143,789
123,283
111.908
245.265
212.902
217,548
225,255
154,213
134,036
117,838
167,357
163,457
133,519
134,442
122,838
299,479
274,181
250,517
220,986
190.913
112,438
133,917
153,857
152,128
149,604
115,918
97.835
239,022
215.925
210.751
216.788
179,015
116,228
127,282
151,103
168,431
138,231
129,967
118.719
267,733
248.029
265,391
425,210
336,792
292,850
265,680
382,400
491,816
383,252
313,163
315.144
509,661
817,890
701.478
745,359
556,999
480,041
401.282
611,795
650,575
580,821
471,867
411,317
799,358
759,453
838,600
448,568
356,915
275,776
267,278
368,024
509,859
382.838
314,250
293,338
518,954
799,072
697,095
728.678
546.060
477,700
389,421
603,205
652,078
573,970
463,161
398,628
795,357
763,140
838.266
1,468
189,333
659,269
719,307
654,543
829,425
607,711
734,401
584,215
23,220
912,598
999,253
1,073,385
1,174,789
1,249,577
1,138,081
1,035,018
925,023
897,484
876,423
942,575
800,842
898,393
904,904
938,589
938,402
1,003,648
999,488
936,323
951,217
862.305
905,946
839,737
794,827
952,401
April
May
June
July
142,533
542,131
641,197
549,199
717,468
569,752
641,713
510,256
6,447
328,102
1,302,740
1.111,508
1,122,190
1,103,291
1,004.220
944,352
884.283
39,488
230,080
1,238,649
1,128,082
1.100,798
1,088,734
1,041,495
934,061
959,323
39,154
56.651
193,046
434,706
444,811
460,602
399,690
228,223
280,352
55,468
83,70i
199,626
434,223
476,416
459,728
399,687
221.966
262.808
21,944
979,146
1,077,685
1,324,125
1,249,972
1,127,397
Sept
Oct
1,004,453
925,653
Nov
Dec
1032
884,263
914,688
933,039
849,787
Feb
Mar
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Xov
Dec
1933
■Tan
341
140.727
327,682
414,030
422,444
453,409
410,428
312,412
311,553
67,500
341
133.203
334.859
378.322
458,433
468,762
387,713
314,965
316.413
74.495
904,000
330. 035
1,089.169
1,158,746
1,107,539
1,190,652
1,093,061
1,108,660
891,773
43,699
237,399
1,018,084
1,151,805
1,176,390
1,145,509
1,141,267
1,052,666
975,932
93.924
73,238
251.098
397.299
506,002
492,502
384,804
236,730
284,356
52,102
122,927
244,621
401,962
517,252
490,108
382,034
240,744
266,217
17,608
879,000
930,000
950,000
1,002,000
999,000
916,327
1,045,718
856,233
906,728
856,514
Feb
799,131
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Table 28.— Indexes of World Stocks of Commodities, 1923-1925 = 100.
Source: — Survey of Current Business.
—
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
'May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov .
Dec.
General Index of
World Stocks—
1920
112-3
117-4
108-7
98-1
96-9
105-5
115-9
136-3
142-7
163-8
195-4
240-0
268-0
168-8
87-0
69-9
94-3
102-3
99-3
98-7
80-2
82-8
75-7
68-4
40-8
300
91-9
86-6
90-3
115-0
140-0
139-6
160-3
202-8
241-8
302-3
303-0
82
68
76
99
104
96
100
119
134
182
195
211
226
152
108
92
110
106
98
103
83
79
120
145
119-4
118-9
109-4
94-3
97-7
106-5
116-3
139-2
143-6
162-2
196-4
243-3
264-0
155-8
84-7
72-2
101-3
108-2
99-7
94-4
79-9
79-1
77-4
64-0
40-8
29-2
100-5
84-9
88-3
114-9
139-6
152-2
169-0
203-0
236-8
304-6
305-0
75
69
75
95
108
100
98
120
134
179
194
220
213
155
106
92
106
108
100
104
82
76
127
144
117-2
120- 1
102-9
91-0
961
106-2
116-9
140-1
145-3
163-7
202-7
248-8
276-0
164-7
81-6
72-0
109-4
94-8
99-1
89-1
80-3
80-7
79-6
63-1
39-9
28-4
77-9
83-2
850
1101
152- 1
160-2
170-5
193-1
235-4
298-0
307-0
75
63
75
90
112
102
93
121
139
187
199
235
238
156
101
90
98
109
99
101
80
76
133
141
124-6
127-5
106-4
87-6
96-9
104-6
117-9
141-4
148-1
161-5
206-6
247-3
273-0
189-4
80-9
72-9
106-0
95-0
93-7
87-9
80-7
80-4
75-7
62-5
39-0
27-1
76-0
81-5
94-6
115-6
152-7
163-8
163-6
186-0
240-7
305-0
322-0
87
69
81
95
115
98
93
119
144
195
203
231
231
157
99
92
97
106
99
95
76
79
145
145
122-0
131-7
104-5
84-5
98-3
105-8
121-8
144-3
151-8
168-5
216-2
260-1
286-0
202-9
78-9
76-7
103-1
91-5
99-3
87-4
83-1
81-6
72-3
58-5
37-3
25-9
73-3
78-5
97-4
120-8
155-2
175-6
169-3
213-4
241-0
306-0
330-0
95
75
80
90
110
98
95
117
145
203
211
249
250
152
101
94
100
103
102
94
75
85
146
152
117-9
134-0
102-7
84-4
99-9
101-9
121-6
145-7
154-2
168-3
228-4
262-3
285-0
190-7
70-4
78-7
102-6
87-8
100-9
85-2
81-3
79-4
70-9
54-0
36-7
24-8
72-8
85-0
100-8
119-3
160-6
172-1
174-5
210-7
260-4
315-0
341-0
85
68
78
80
109
96
86
112
151
211
218
248
240
149
100
97
101
100
102
95
75
87
145
156
116-5
141-1
97-2
86-4
98-6
98-0
129-6
151-5
150-0
169-0
227-9
263-2
274-0
178-5
66-8
82-1
96-3
930
106-7
84-6
80-9
78-1
75-1
50-4
36-9
26-6
61-4
95-3
94-9
118-8
170-1
169-9
170-9
217-2
266-6
318-8
327-0
82
79
75
91
110
91
100
117
141
210
222
240
204
143
95
101
105
98
101
94
76
88
143
161
114-8
144-7
93-4
87-9
99-1
99-0
129-9
154-5
146-1
172-3
233-6
261-9
268-0
156-5
67-9
80-3
91-2
96-6
103-3
84-4
83-4
74-0
750
48-0
33-3
30-5
640
95-6
84-7
125-5
168-1
169-5
171-1
212-9
275-5
325-9
314-0
71
88
73
91
121
82
113
121
132
217
224
233
189
136
90
102
106
95
96
92
76
90
147
165
112-2
137-1
94-8
93-6
93-4
109-6
131-4
147-8
151-3
176-2
237-2
251-4
262-0
128-2
73-3
78-9
100-3
94-8
103-6
84-2
85-2
72-8
75-5
44-3
32-0
32-6
71-6
101-2
68-8
129-3
172-0
171-3
175-3
220-7
278-7
321-5
311-0
74
89
80
95
104
100
110
110
145
217
225
203
198
130
94
107
104
95
96
88
75
90
151
173
112-6
127-8
101-3
95-4
101-6
110-8
129-3
143-7
154-3
186-3
229-0
259-7
257-0
111-6
70- 1
86-4
102-5
98-6
100-6
81-5
84-4
74-2
74-1
44-2
320
30-1
75-2
96-4
91-0
134-5
150-7
171-6
182-1
224-0
275-8
317-7
3100
72
83
89
101
110
92
105
118
168
220
204
207
207
124
91
106
104
96
96
86
74
88
153
113-8
117-3
98-6
93-1
104-9
110-2
128-5
147-5
156-2
187-9
231-5
264-9
261-0
99-5
68-3
90-9
105-9
100-4
102-5
80-5
84-0
74-4
68-2
44-0
321
27-8
80-9
91-6
106-3
138-5
139-8
177-6
183-7
233-1
278-7
315-0
306-0
72
81
92
104
110
90
107
127
171
211
208
210
204
115
93
105
105
95
99
88
76
98
150
115-7
1921
111-7
1922
98-4
1923
95-7
1924. . .
105-6
1925
116-5
1926
133-5
1927
143-6
1928
161-4
1929
1930
191-7
234-9
1931
264-4
1932
263-0
General Index of
World Prices —
1920
85-2
1921
70-3
1922
92-8
1923
107-0
1924
99-0
1925
102-8
1926
80-8
1927
84-5
1928
74-8
1929
69-0
1930
43-4
1931
29-6
1932
25-7
World Stocks of Sugar-
1922
83-6
1923
86-8
1924
115-4
1925
143-8
1926
139-8
1927
177-0
1928
186-3
1929
240-7
1930
298-8
1931
309-0
1932
3140
World Stocks of
Wheat—
1920
74
1921
80
1922
94
1923
102
1924
97
1925
102
1926
117
1927
125
1928
185
1929
197
1930
205
1931
220
1932
World Stocks of
Copper—
1921
217
112
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
94
110
105
96
101
88
80
112
148
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Table 29. Significant Statistics of the United Kingdom
Classification
1932
1933
Feb.
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Production—
Iron 000 metric tons
329
341
322
320
316
297
264
265
280
272
289
291
Steel 000 metric tons
488
470
440
424
467
437
367
437
445
480
437
451
Coal 000 metric tons
18,815
19,091
18,663
17,275
17,028
15,275
15,542
16,360
17,829
18,594
19,157
17,796
Electricity
Generated mill, k.w.h.
1,133
1,090
987
895
822
806
815
922
1,098
1,228
1,266
1,336
New orders received. . 1 920 = 100
58
57
59
62
58
52
54
56
55
53
60
60
Copper Available 000 tons
120
7-4
8-2
9-7
10-8
10-8
14-8
10-7
101
12-0
11-0
11-4
Raw Cotton Delivered to
Mill mill. lb.
111
118
120
103
101
94
79
73
101
103
112
117
Production, Artificial Silk
Yarn and Waste mill. lb.
6-52
6-32
6-45
6-09
6-23
5-71
4-62
5-70
6-32
6-59
5-52
5-93
Natural SilkDeliveriesOOO lb.
245
267
290
309
318
333
274
298
304
321
254
326
Crude Rubber
Available 000 tons
5-50
4-14
7-28
7-02
8-28
7-58
8-90
7-20
7-30
9-12
7-16
6-81
Building Plans
Approved 1924 = 100
103-3
121-8
125 8
132-2
159-5
1150
78-0
123-9
155-8
155-5
134-9
136-2
Other 1924 = 100
86-2
93-3
93-8
108-5
88-0
108-8
50-0
93-9
94-5
85-2
136-9
108-3
Empioyment—
Insured Workers in
9-40
9-55
9-48
9-40
9-39
9-32
9-28
9-15
9-40
9-37
9-46
9-29
Number Unemployed 000
2,742
2,595
2,662
2,754
2,770
2,839
2,866
2,849
2,737
2,774
2,700
2,877
Percentage Unemployed
220
20-8
21-4
22-1
22-3
22-9
23-1
22-8
21-9
22-2
21-7
23-1
18-5
46-7
28-1
17-2
18-8
67-7
27-2
16-6
18-4
63-4
27-4
16-4
20-6
500
28-6
16-4
21-0
46-9
27-8
16-3
21-5
47-8
28-8
16-4
22-6
48-6
28-8
16-3
22-9
46-8
30-8
160
22-9
47-7
30-2
160
231
46-8
301
16 2
22-8
45-0
29-2
16-4
22-4
44-8
30-1
18-6
Shipbuilding and marine en-
57-5
25-6
260
16-3
32-4
37-8
56-7
24-8
23-4
14-7
28-8
37-5
56-5
25-6
24-9
17-0
26-8
37-4
57-5
26-3
33-4
24-0
26-2
37-2
57-3
270
30-4
24-8
25-8
38-8
57-5
28-5
311
25-1
27-3
42-8
57-7
26-2
33-5
25-4
27-1
43-4
62-1
27-3
34-8
20-3
28-5
42-1
61-9
26-6
25-7
16-5
29-5
42-8
61-4
25-6
24-3
16-7
30-7
43-8
61-6
24-1
23-3
17-9
31-7
44-2
61-6
25-0
23-9
20-1
37-5
46-2
Public works contracting
Imports, Total £ mn.
70-2
611
53-5
55-7
57-5
51-9
53-3
54-3
60-8
61-6
60-6
54-1
49-1
Food, drink and tobacco £ mn.
33-6
30-9
27 5
29-9
31-4
29-3
28-2
30-6
35-1
34-4
32-1
27-2
25-2
Raw materials £ mn.
15-4
16-5
13-4
13-7
13-5
10-8
11-7
11-2
11-9
15-3
15-6
151
13-2
Manufactured £ mn.
20-1
130
11-8
11-6
11-8
11-4
13-1
12-1
13-5
28-7
12-7
11-5
10-5
Total, net imports £ mn.
64-7
55-7
48-8
51-3
53-3
48-6
49-8
51-4
571
57-5
56-5
49-9
44-6
Exports, Total £ mn.
300
31-2
34-8
30-2
29-7
29-3
28-6
26-2
30-4
31-1
32-4
29-2
27-9
Food, drink and tobacco£ mn.
2-8
2-7
2-9
2-6
2-3
2-3
2-6
2-5
2-9
3-4
2-8
2-5
2-3
Raw materials £ mn.
3-5
3-5
4-0
3-6
3-6
3-5
3-4
3-2
3-9
4-1
3-9
3-8
3-4
Manufactured £ mn.
22-6
24-2
26-8
23-2
22-9
22-4
21-7
19-8
22-7
22-9
23-6
22-1
21-4
Bank Clearings, Country
and Provincial Daily
Average £ mn.
127
13-2
13-0
12-6
120
13-3
11-9
11-4
12-8
12-5
13-1
13-7
Provincial £ mn.
980
102
95-0
94-0
90-0
108-0
92-0
88-0
105-9
102-5
103-0
108-8
Postal Receipts, Daily.. £000
125
128
130
128
126
129
121
131
134
135
174
129
Transportation—
Shipping —
Entrances mill, net tons
4-65
4-13
4-35
4-77
513
5 03
5-13
4-91
4-83
4-35
4-55
4-40
Clearances mill, net tons
4-10
4-28
4-46
4-25
4-65
4-81
4-50
4-77
4-35
4-41
4-29
4 40
Index of shipping
freights 1924 = 100
65-2
690
68-5
65-6
57-7
56-3
59-0
64-3
62-8
64-5
66-5
63-6
Railways —
Gross passenger
2-8
6-9
21-3
3-8
6-6
20-8
3-4
6-4
201
40
6-0
18-6
4-4
61
18-9
6-4
5-8
17-5
61
5-5
16-5
4-4
5-7
17-2
6-1
18-8
Freight traffic, total.mill. tons
19-9
20-9
Merchandise mill, tons
3-8
3-7
3-6
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-2
3-3
3-6
3-7
3-7
Coal mill, tons
14-1
13-8
13-2
12-1
12-2
110
10-7
110
12-4
13-0
13-9
Minerals and other
merchandise mill, tons
3-4
3-3
3-3
3-2
3-2
31
2-7
2-8
2-8
3-1
3-3
Prices—
Wholesale Prices 1913 = 100—
105-3
92-2
102
1000
131
147
104-6
89-9
98-9
97-4
129
146
102-4
86-3
97-0
96-7
126
144
100-7
83 3
94-4
93-9
125
143
98-1
80-9
90-6
90-3
123
142
97-7
82-7
92-8
93-2
125
143
99-5
85-2
94-9
96-0
123
141
102-1
88-1
94-6
97-7
123
141
101 1
85-3
91-5
96-5
125
143
101-1
85-7
91-6
95-3
125
143
101-0
84-1
91-4
94-3
125
143
100-3
84-2
91-5
94-7
123
142
Statist
Times
Retail Foods
Cost of living
Banking—
Bank of England —
102
105
108
111
122
117
123
123
119
116
136
147
133
Bank and currency notes £ mn.
345
354
358
358
357
366
366
362
361
359
371
359
356
124-6
124-6
124-6
132-4
140-0
141-5
139-8
140-3
140-4
139-4
119-8
119-8
142-2
Nine Clearing Banks—
1,621
1,639
1,643
1,661
1,727
1,765
1,813
1,826
1,853
1,859
1,944
1,943
Discounts £ mn.
205
215
238
245
276
316
373
390
387
389
406
429
Advances £ mn.
888
88$
866
858
838
822
803
789
780
770
758
750
264
574
266
576
272
612
284
617
324
628
333
750
348
791
367
854
396
872
409
860
456
897
455
926
Treasury Bills £ mill.
Money —
Day to Day Rate p.c.
4-27
2-48
1-98
1-38
•94
•67
•71
•65
•71
•75
•75
•75
•81
Three Months Rate p.c.
5-11
2-64
2-36
1-57
1-06
•98
•72
•69
•84
•81
1-25
1-81
•91
Security Values—
Fixed Interest 1921 = 100
106-5
111-6
110-6
111-4
1110
115-6
116-1
118-4
120-3
115-9
116-1
116-9
Variable Dividend. .1921 = 10C
91-7
92-7
84-5
82-0
78-S
84-5
92-5
96-8
96-3
96-8
95-8
93-4
Total 1921 = 10C
101-7
105-5
102-1
101-8
100-6
105-5
108-4
111-4
112-5
109-6
109-4
110-2
Exchange, New York $ to £.. . .
3-459
3-634
3-752
3-676
3-649
3-552
I 3-476
3-471
3-399
3-277
3-270
U 3-365
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Table 30. Significant Statistics of the United States.
Classification
1932
Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
1933
Jan. Feb.
United States Statistics—
Wheat, Visible Supply. Mil. bush
Receipts, principal
markets 000 bush
Shipments, principal
markets 000 bush.
Exports, including
wheat flour 000 bus!
Wheat Flour Produc-
tion 000 bbl
Sugar Meltings, 8
Ports 000 long tons
Tobacco Consumption,
Cigars Millions
Cigarettes Millions
Cattle Receipts, Primary
Markets 000
Hog Receipts, Primary
Markets 000
Cotton Consumption. . .000 bales
Newsprint Produc-
tion 000 s. tons
Newsprint Consump-
tion 000 s. tons
Pig Iron Production.. 000 1. tons
Steel Ingot Produc-
tion 000 1. tons
Unfilled Orders U.S.
Steel Co 000 1. tons
Automobdle Produc-
tion 000 cars and trucks
Zinc Production s. tons
Stocks s. tons
Lead Production s. tons
Petroleum Produc-
tion 000 bbls
Consumption (to
stills) 000 bbls
Gasoline Production ..000 bbls
Consumption 000 bbls
Contracts Awarded $000,000
Carloadings 000 cars
Electric Power Pro-
duction mill, k.h
Index Factory Employ-
ment 1923-5 = 100
Mail Order Sales, 2 cos $000
Ten Cent Sales, 4 Chains. . .$000
Imports $000,000
Exports $000,000
Manufacturing Pro-
duction 1923-5 = 100
Mineral Production.. 1923-5 = 100
Industrial Produc-
tion 1923-5 =»100
F.R. Banks, Bills Dis-
counted Mil. Dolls.
Reserve Ratio p.c.
Member Banks Loans
and Discounts Mil. Dolls.
Net Demand
Deposits Mil. Dolls.
Interest Rates, Time Loans.. p.c.
Call loans renewal p.c.
Prime commercial paper,
4-6 months p.c.
Bond Prices High Grade
Rails (10) '.
Forty bonds
Prices Common Stocks
(404) 1926=100
(Copyright Standard Statistics Co.)
Industrials (338)
Railways (33)
Utilities (34)
Automobiles (13)
Tires and rubber goods (17)
Chain stores (17)
Copper and brass (9)
Oil (16)
Railway equipment (9)
Steel and iron (9)
Textile (31)
Amusement (7)
Tobacco (10)
Stock Sales, N.Y Mil Shares
Bond Sales, N.Y Mil. Dolls.
Brokers Loans Mil. Dolls.
Bank Debits, N.Y... Mil. Dolls.
Outside, 140 centres. Mil. Dolls.
210
25,000
11,537
7,852
7,694
267
348
7,
1,281
3,659
450
87-2
142-9
964
2,546
117-4
21,474
129,532
28,081
62,484
63,814
31,265
25,344
890
2,245
6,997
67-8
32,581
35,638
131-0
153-9
68-0
78-0
70-0
68-6
12,588
11,003
3-63
2-50
75-30
57-23
56-5
52-9
34-2
92-8
60-2
22-8
56-3
32-1
42-4
30-7
32-2
30-6
17-0
99-1
31-7
217-4
525
14,381
12,870
202
13,412
9,562
8,435
8,483
346
355
8,447
1,377
2,939
489
100-0
156-2
967
1,411
2,472
119-0
22,448
129,477
30,345
67,189
68,502
31,789
29,451
112-2
2,287
7,321
66-4
33,959
40,512
131-3
155-3
65-0
84-0
68-0
639
70-7
12,211
10,941
3-13
2-50
3-75
79-28
58-25
56-8
53-8
32-1
93-4
54-5
23-9
57-9
29-6
45-0
30-4
32-3
30-7
16-8
104-6
33-1
252-7
533
16,160
13,729
13,198
13,221
11,777
8,196
298
350
7,562
1,376
2,960
367
91-2
148-4
853
1,240
2,327
148-3
20,575
132,020
23,236
67,717
71,131
33,093
30
121-7
2,773
6,781
64-3
39,745
39,359
126-7
135-2
61-0
79-0
64-0
556
67-1
11,880
11,144
2-30
2-50
3-50
73-23
49-42
43-9
41-7
22-2
73-3
34-3
18-7
49-2
21-8
38-0
21-9
23-1
25-6
11-0
89-5
31-4
252-4
379
15,558
14,366
172
15,344
15,942
8,764
7,739
306
369
8,685
1,397
3,050
332
152-3
784
1,107
2,177
184-3
18,605
132,575
25,902
68,523
74,i
34,599
31,574
146-2
2,1
6,635
62-1
38,718
38,869
112-0
132-0
59-0
67-C
60-0
490
62-1
11,631
11,102
1-75
2-50
43-08
39-8
38-1
17-4
67-8
30-1
17-9
41-7
20-4
38-6
19-7
19
23
9
82
23
258
300
12,912
12,498
167
13,473
11,507
8,001
7,820
382
400
10,560
1,338
2,545
321
854
138-2
628
2,035
16,423
134,027
26,068
64,835
72,327
33,312
38,766
113-1
1,966
6,548
60-0
39,889
36,864
111-4
114-3
58-0
63-0
590
440
57-6
11,263
10,925
1-50
2-50
2-75
68-78
41-39
34-0
33-5
14-1
55-0
25-5
15-1
34-8
22-0
36-5
17-3
16-3
20-0
6-5
70-3
23-0
257-2
244
14,202
12,908
178
41,006
17,294
4,772
7,
355
361
9,534
1,291
2,159
279
74-5
157-1
572
793
1,966
111-1
14,716
135,902
15,819
66,310
71,455
33,705
31,317
128
2,422
6,525
58-3
32,073
34,361
79-4
106
57-0
64-0
58-0
538
56-5
10,996
10,751
1-38
2-08
2-50
70-97
42-98
35-9
44-4
21-2
55-4
35-2
20-6
43-6
29-6
50-1
26-4
24-9
27-2
11-4
93-0
23-1
240-7
242
12,728
12,572
18
40,732
19,648
5,768
9,005
353
401
9,559
2,405
403
79-5
123-9
531
832
1,970
90-3
13.611
133,153
17,118
66,220
67,271
32,883
35,207
134-0
2,345
6,743
58
33,777
34,538
91-1
109-2
59-0
65-0
60-0
433
58-9
10,796
10,982
1-38
2-08
79-32
53-35
53-3
51
29
84
44
28
49
37-7
54-6
29-8
33-0
33-1
15-8
98-0
82-6
333-1
332
13,458
12.188
194
38,410
21,313
4,226
9,394
395
405
9,311
2,505
492
70-6
127-4
593
975
1,985
84
13,260
125,775
20,498
65,036
63,913
30
33,645
127-5
2,245
6,735
39,156
36,632
98-4
132-0
65-0
700
66-0
332
61-1
10,706
11,229
1-38
2-00
2-13
82-07
55-01
52-2
55-8
34-5
91-4
54-2
32-9
52-8
47-0
53-9
31-8
42-1
38-7
17-3
101-4
67-4
250-3
380
14,163
11,767
190
27,238
17,541
4,422
9,383
437
8,351
2,691
502
76-7
145-0
645
1,997
48-7
15,217
121,840
21,092
65,219
33,212
32,255
107-5
3,158
7,053
45,423
41,605
106-4
153-5
65-0
74-0
66-0
62-1
10,441
11,461
•88
1-35
2-00
80-76
49-86
49-9
47-7
27-5
23-9
48-2
34-4
47-4
26-4
32-5
32-5
12-9
90-5
29-2
178-6
325
12,944
12,354
177
17,584
23,464
5,995
8,723
227
419
7,614
1,543
2,775
504
81-7
145-9
631
1,015
1,968
59-6
15,958
121,798
24,465
63,384
65,504
32,072
30,294
105-3
2,195
6,937
61-2
41,281
38,040
104-5
139-4
630
75
65-0
62-6
10,413
11,745
•51
1-04
1-74
78-19
47-51
47-5
45-4
25-5
77-6
39-5
22-6
47-1
32-1
47-1
24-8
27-7
29-9
11-1
82-9
23-0
158-9
338
9,815
10,935
169
13,859
13,604
3,549
8.300
158
12,814
8,375
3,313
254
7,319
3,121
440
132
546
845
1,9
107
18,489
124,705
21,638
58,044
65,998
31,254
27,191
81-2
2,487
7,127
51,700
66,307
97-0
131-2
64-0
76-0
66-0
235
62
10,297
11,758
•50
1-00
1-50
77-88
44-05
47-4
44
25-7
79-6
40-4
23-5
4H-6
26-1
46-1
24-2
24-8
27-6
9-2
•4
297
8,622
1,318
3,381
471
74-4
127-4
1,006
1,899
130- 1
19,859
129,524
24,615
63,998
66,093
30,508
26,442
83-4
.910
59-4
i,958
30,001
960
120-0
630
69-0
640
274
65-5
10
11,89!
442
554
1,065
1,854
1,958
30,534
582
53-5
9,627
10,593
1-00
1-38
82-49
46-94
49-1
46-2
27-6
81-8
41-9
24-2
46-3
•4
81-92
45-22
29
46-4
25-2
27-2
26-7
81
23-2
241-9
347
13,967
12,820
85-7
18-7
260-0
359
12,413
12,053
19-3
231-5
360
12,036
10,079
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Vol. VIII OTTAWA, MARS, 1933 N° 3
Statistician du Dominion: R. H. Coats, B.A., F.S.S. (Hon.), F.R.S.C.
Chef de la Section de la Statistic ue Generale: S. A. Cudmore, M.A., F.S.S.
Adjoint (Statistiques Economiques): S. B. Smith, M.A.
STATISTIQUE COURANTE DES AFFAIRES AU CANADA
Les conditions economiques canadiennes n'ont guere change en fevrier comparativement
au mois precedent. La principale influence constructive a ete la force continue des obligations
du gouvernement federal, leurs cours moyen etant un peu plus fort qu'en Janvier. Le rendement
des obligations de l'Ontario, a 4-73 p.c. en fevrier, se compare a 4-75 p.c. en Janvier, indiquant
une legere avance. La force des obligations du gouvernement du Canada est partiellement
un reflet de la politique de marche ouvert des banques. Les differentes valeurs dans le porte-
feuille des banques ont monte a $784,200,000 a la fin de Janvier, un point sans precedent dans
l'histoire bancaire canadienne. Tel a ete le resultat de la reduction des prets courants a la fin
de Janvier; les avances donnaient une somme de $946,000,000 comparativement a $1,071,000,000
a la meme date de l'an dernier. Dans cet intervalle de douze mois les depots a terme montrent
un gain de $15,000,000. Le surplus de depots a terme qui etait de $298,000,000 en Janvier 1932
a augmente a $437,000,000 a la derniere date sur laquelle les chiffres sont connus.
Malgre la fluctuation du change etranger, qui a provoque une avance des denrees les plus
sensibles, le niveau general des prix de gros a ete legerement plus bas. L'indice general marquait
63-6 en fevrier comparativement a 63-9 en Janvier.
Influences par la faiblesse de la bourse de New- York, les titres canadiens ont flechi en fevrier,
l'indice restant a 47-6. En Janvier l'indice etait 51-6, et en juin 1932 le point le plus bas de ces-
dernieres annees a ete enregistrc, 43-2.
Operations commerciales
Bien que les operations productives aient ete tranquilles en Janvier, le declin du mois prece-
dent, apres rajustement saisonnier, a ete modere. L'indice du volume physique des affaires,
compose de 45 facteurs rajustes pour tendances saisonnieres, etait a 67-0 en fevrier comparative-
ment a 68-1 en Janvier. La production mincrale, basee sur neuf facteurs, fait meilleure figure,
montrant des gains partout excepte dans 1'amiante. Les exportations de nickel donnent 3,469,-
400 livres comparativement a 3,079,000 livres, et les exportations de cuivre par les mines donnent
aussi un gain. Les exportations de zinc donnent 14,007,000 livres comparativement a 8,296,000
livres. Les expeditions d'or a la Monnaie et aux marches d'exportation donnent 225,492 onces
comparativement a 262,740, un gain modere apres rajustement saisonnier. L'argent a aussi
ete exporte en plus fort volume. Les importations de bauxite pour la fabrication d'aluminium
s'elevaient a 3,060,000 livres comparativement a 2,062,500 en Janvier. La production de char-
bon de Janvier, a 1,036,400 tonnes comparativement a 1,023,000 tonnes en fevrier, donne un
gain de pres de 18 p.c. apres rajustement saisonnier.
L'indice de la production minerale a 94-2 se compare a 80-5 en Janvier.
La fabrication des denrees alimentaires a ete moins active que le mois precedent. Les
abatages inspectes donnent un gain apres rajustement saisonnier. Les exportations de fromage
apres le rajustement ordinaire sont un peu plus grandes. Les minoteries ont ete moins actives
le dernier mois sur lequel les statistiques sont etablies. L'indice des manufactures de denrees
alimentaires marque 63-0 comparativement a 67-9.
Les dedouanements de cigares a 4,675,000 comparativement a 3,966,000 en Janvier et les
dedouanements de tabac en feuilles et de cigarettes donnent un declin. Le declin dans les impor-
tations de caoutchouc brut a ete moins que normal pour la saison. La production de chaus-
sures a ete legerement plus grande le dernier mois sur lequel les statistiques sont etablies. Le
coton et la laine pour plus ample transformation ont ete importes en plus faible volume, l'indice
des importations de cette classe etant a 56-1 comparativement a 60-0 en Janvier.
La production de papier a journal montre une plus ample reduction, le total etant 125,610
tonnes comparativement a 140,539. Les exportations de pulpe de bois donnent un gain apres
rajustement saisonnier, tandis que les exportations de planches, madriers et bardeaux montrent
un declin. L'indice de l'activite dans le bois et le papier est a 59-8 comparativement a 63-4 en
Janvier.
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Deux hauts fourneaux ont eteint leurs feux en fevrier, n'en laissant aucunn en activite a la
du mois. La production de fonte et d'acier donne un violent declin. La production d'automobik
a et6 moindre, alors que normalement il devrait y avoir un gain a cette saison. L'indice du U
et de l'acier a baisse de 31 -9 a 19-6. Les importations de petrole brut sont a, 37,556,000 galloi
comparativement a 35,085,000, les gains apres rajustement saisonnier etant d'environ 37 p.c.
L'indice de la production manufacturiere est a 58-7 comparativement a 62-2 en Janvier.
Les nouveaux contrats de construction sont a bas niveau en fevrier, $3,149,000 compart
tivement a $3,362,000, et les permis de batir dans 61 villes n'atteignent que $907,000.
La production electrique sur une base de moyenne quotidienne a ete de 46,413,000 k.w.h.,
comparativement a 45,053,000 k.w.h. en Janvier, un gain apres rajustement saisonnier de pres
de 3-5 p.c.
L'indice de la production industrielle, comprenant les mines, les manufactures, la construc-
tion et l'energie electrique, est a 60-9 comparativement a 62-2.
Les chargements de wagons sont au nombre de 133,147 comparativement a 134,432, soit
un lcger gain apres rajustement saisonnier. L'emploiement montre un recul dans le commerce
de gros et de detail, les importations et les exportations ont aussi flechi en volume. L'indice
de la distribution, calcule sur le chargement des wagons, l'emploi dans le commerce, les expor-
tations et les importations, marque 83-8 comparativement a 84-3 en Janvier.
Les declins dans les arrivages de ble, avoine, orge et seigle a la tete des lacs et aux ports de
l'Atlantique et du Pacifique ont ete moins que normaux pour la saison, l'indice montant par
consequent de 52-5 en Janvier a 75-9 en fevrier.
L'indice des arrivages de bestiaux aux grands pares est a 79-4 comparativement a 71-9.
L'indice de l'ecoulement des produits agricoles a monte" de 56-1 en Janvier a 76-5 en fevrier.
Les appro visionnements des entrepots frigorifiques etaient plus considerables le ler fevrier,
apres deduction d'une marge pour tendances saisonnieres.
Stocks et prix mondiaux
Le graphique de la page 15 montre les stocks mondiaux de huit denrees, par mois, pendant
la periode d'apres-guerre, et les prix de ces denrees aux Etats-Unis. Les indices generaux mon-
trent une correlation inverse entre les stocks et les prix de neuf denrees identiques. Le gain
des stocks pendant la depression primaire d'apres-guerre a ete relativement modere bien que le
declin des prix en 1920 eut ete un des plus drastiques dans l'histoire. L'indice des prix a monte
au commencement de 1923 et les deux indices ont ete en etroite parallele jusqu'en 1925. Vers
la fin de l'annee l'indice des stocks mondiaux monte tandis que l'indice des prix commence a
flechir pour en arriver a la grande disparite de la periode actuelle.
Bien que l'on y constate une certaine variete de mouvement parmi les huit denrees illus-
trees, elles suivent une orientation generale tres semblable specialement dans l'accumulation des
stocks et la baisse des prix de ces dernieres ann6es. Le prix du caoutchouc etait eleve en 1925
mais a baisse rapidement au commencement de 1926 alors que les stocks commencaient a s'accu-
muler. Le gain dans les stocks de cafe a ete rapide de 1927 jusqu'au commencement de 1932.
La divergence des stocks et des prix du coton commence a s'affermir en 1925. Le prix du cuivre
s'est maintenu a un niveau eleve en 1929 mais a tombe rapidement le deuxieme trimestre de 1930.
Les courbes des prix et des stocks d'etain dans la periode d'apres-guerre presentent un excellent
echantillon de cette correlation inverse. Les stocks etaient relativement eleves en 1922 et bas
en 1926-27. De 1929 a 1931 les stocks se sont accumules rapidement pendant que les prix ont
atteint un bas niveau dans la periode d'apres-guerre.
L'economiste anglais Henry Clay pretend qu'une mauvaise orientation de la production
sans aucune alteration de la politique monetaire peut produire une baisse generale des prix.
La depression dans une industrie quelconque due a une fausse orientation ou a une surproduction
reagirait sur toutes les autres industries desquelles achetent les personnes engagees dans telle
industrie. En consequence, un nombre suffisant d'erreurs de cette sorte, conduisant a une
production excessive de certaines industries, aura pour resultat, par la perte du pouvoir d'achat
des gens employes dans ces industries, une depression generale dans tout le domaine industriel.
Les dix premieres annees d'apres-guerre semblent avoir ete une periode ou une fausse orienta-
tion de l'industrie a ete l'influence la plus importante sur l'activite industrielle et l'agent respon-
sable de la grande chute des prix.
Avant la guerre l'industrie mondiale etait en equilibre; la guerre a detruit cet equilibre et
les industries ne Font pas encore retrouve. A la suite de conditions creees par la guerre, le
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Canada et les Etats-Unis augmenterent grandement leurs emblavures pour occuper la place
laissee vacante par les exportations de la Russie. Les moulins du Japon et de l'lnde furent
agraodis pour suppleer aux besoins que ceux du Lancashire ne pouvaient plus satisfaire. Mais
la depression de ce commerce a entraine un doublement de capacite. Le doublement des appro-
visionnements en plusieurs produits agricoles les plus importants et en plusieurs produits ouvres
les plus communs a cree un probleme similaire d'excedent de capacite productive aussitot que
disparurent les obstructions au commerce creees par la guerre.
La situation de 1'or
La plus faible production d'or d'apres-guerre est celle de 1922, quand elle n'a ete que de
15,452,000 onces. Les prix de ces dernieres annees ont abaissc les frais de production et favorise
l'exploitation des mines d'or et en 1932 la production s'est elevee a, 23,906,000 onces, ce qui
depasse tous les precedents. Vu la remarquable activite des mines d'or en ces dernieres annees,
les stocks mondiaux de metal jaune montrent un gain progressif. De plus, une proportion
toujours grandissante des stocks mondiaux d'or a ete concentree dans les voutes des banques
centrales et des gouvernements. En 1914, il n'y avait que 34-6 p.c. des stocks mondiaux dans
les banques centrales et avec les gouvernements, mais depuis cette date, dans plusieurs pays
l'or a disparu de la circulation generale et la proportion detenue par les banques centrales et les
gouvernements a monte a, 51 -2 p.c. en 1932. Les reserves d'or ont fait un gain de pas moins de
116 p.c. depuis 1914.
II a ete demontre par plusieurs autorites financieres que sur de longues periodes on constate
une tendance de correlation intime entre les prix de gros et les stocks relatifs d'or. Comme le
niveau des prix de gros, tel que mesure par le nombre-indice de Sauerbeck, etait en 1850 exacte-
ment egal a, celui de 1910, la periode de soixante annees a ete employee comme preuve statistique
de cette theorie de l'argent. En prenant le stock mondial d'or de 1850 comme base de ce calcul,
il est pretendu par le professeur Cassel qu'il faut une augmentation annuelle moyenne de 2-8
p.c. des stocks d'or de l'annee precedente pour garder les stocks d'or au niveau auquel ils etaient
en 1910. En consequence, il faudrait une augmentation cumulative de 2-8 p.c. repartie sur
cette periode de soixante ans pour maintenir un niveau constant des prix. En allouant 0-2 p.c.
pour l'usure annuelle et la perte de l'or monnaye, il s'ensuit que cette augmentation cumulative
doit etre de 3 p.c.
D'apres la theorie quantitative de l'argent, chaque fois que l'augmentation annuelle actuelle
d'or depasse 3 p.c, le niveau general des prix devrait monter tandis que si cette augmentation
annuelle est de moins de 3 p.c, le niveau general des prix devrait tomber. Par la comparaison
actuelle on etablit une correlation etroite entre les prix de gros et la courbe representant le
pourcentage des approvisionnements reels d'or comparativement a 1' appro visionnement normal
d'or, tel que calcule en augmentant les stocks de 1850 a un taux cumulatif de 3 p.c par annee.*
Cassel en a conclu qu'une augmentation annuelle de 3 p.c. dans les stocks mondiaux d'or serait
necessaire pour garder les prix a un niveau stable.
Les experts, se basant sur cette experience historique, pronostiquent que les prix mondiaux
devraient tomber dans la decade actuelle parce que la production d'or n'a pas ete assez grande
pour repondre aux besoins normaux. II avait ete estime que la production d'or serait de $402,-
000,000 en 1931 et $410,000,000 en 1932. La production reelle, telle qu'estimee dans le rapport
preliminaire de la production minerale du Canada en 1932, a ete de $458,252,000 en 1931 et
$494,180,000 en 1932. De plus, depuis trois ou quatre ans, une plus large proportion de la pro-
duction est convertie en monnaie et de grandes quantites d'or qui autrefois etaient cachees ou
immobilisees ont ete acquises par les banques centrales au cours des deux dernieres annees.
Comme resultat du retrait de l'or de la circulation en meme temps que du riot continu d'or
nouveau, les reserves mondiales d'or monetaire, exclusion faite de celles de la Russie, se sont
elevees, d'apres Kitchin, entre 1913 et 1929 a un taux qui correspond a une augmentation de
5-9 p.c. par annee, un chifTre qui depasserait de beaucoup le taux moyen de 2-3 p.c. ou 1-7 p.c
respectivement, montre par la Societe des Nations ou par la Federal Reserve Bank de New-
York, comme representant la production de denrees basiques brutes (denrees alimentaires et
matieres premieres) pour tout l'univers excepte la Russie.
D'apres le bulletin de la Federal Reserve Bank les reserves d'or de 29 pays etaient a $11,800,-
000,000 en decembre 1932 comparativement a $10,291,000,000 a la fin de 1919, soit un gain de
15-4 p. c
*Voir annexe au rapport interimaire de la Del6gation de l'Or du comite financier de la Ligue de la Soci6t6 des Nations.
38 REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
Malgre une telle condition des stocks d'or, les prix ont decline rapidement de 1929 a 1333.
A l'exception de la France, la Suisse, la Hollande et la Belgique, toutes les nations, qui il y a deux
ans, reposaient leur devise et leur credit sur Tor, ne suivent plus l'etalon or dans ce sens que les
restrictions ont 6te placees soit sur le rachat des billets de banque soit sur l'exportation du metal.
En cherchant la cause du declin des prix de gros, il est pretendu qu'un appro visionnement
mondial adequat d'or pour servir de reserve mon^taire n'est pas en lui-meme suffisant dans les
conditions actuelles pour assurer un niveau stable des prix. Cet approvisionnement global
doit aussi etre distribuc entre les differents systemes monetaires nationaux, de telle maniere
que chaque pays important, ou groupe de pays, ait au moins des reserves assez stables pour
etendre la base d'or a son numeraire, en conformite avec le developpement de ses industries et
de son commerce. Si la distribution n'est pas equitable en ce sens, et si la concentration continue
de For dans quelques pays cause un serrement progressif des reserves dans d'autres pays, et si
ce serrement n'est pas arrete, la chute des prix dans ce dernier groupe, provoquee par les restric-
tions du credit, se repandra dans tout l'univers. Les pays accumulant l'or trouveront que
leurs amples reserves ne sont pas une sauvegarde contre la chute des prix et la depression conco-
mitante du commerce.
II est estime que la France et les Etats-Unis, a la fin de 1932, avaient pres de 60 p.c. de tous
les stocks mondiaux d'or. L'orientation des reserves d'or de tous les pays, y compris les cinq
nations accumulant l'or, montre une correlation etroite avec les prix de gros depuis quatre ans.
Cette inegalite de distribution a nui a l'operation normale de l'etalon or, et en presumant une
confiance normale dans les instruments de credit, la production et l'approvisionnement d'or,
s'il est bien employe, sont suffisants pour supporter un niveau de prix beaucoup plus elevc que
celui de nos jours.
LA SITUATION AUX ETATS-UNIS
La crise bancaire a retarde les operations productives en fevrier. Les chargements de
wagons et la production automobile ont eu une influence deprimante sur les indices des opera-
tions commerciales. Des gains dans la production de fer, d'acier, de charbon et de zinc sont
contrebalances par des declins dans d'autres lignes.
A la fin de fevrier, les retraits de numeraire et d'or ont augmente rapidement, et le 3 mars
ils avaient pris des proportions si grandes que le lendemain les banques de reserve etait forcees
de suspendre les paiements en or. Le 15 mars, la reprise des paiements en numeraire etait assuree
normalement. Au point de vue des observateurs a longue distance, les evenements du mois
dernier sont regardes par certaines autorites comme favorables, amcliorant les perspectives d'une
reprise financiere.
CONDITIONS ECONOMIQUES EN GRANDE-BRET AGNE
La presente livraison donne un graphique des conditions economiques en Grande-Bretagne,
couvrant la periode d'apres-guerre. Les principaux traits de l'indice general de cette periode
sont la stabilite relative a un niveau modere de 1922 a 1930, une depression mineure en 1926,
provoquee par la greve de cette annee. La recente depression a atteint son maximum dans
l'automne de 1931, la situation generale montrant quelque amelioration l'an dernier.
La production industrielle a vu des bas en 1921, 1926 et les deux dernieres annees. L'expan-
sion de 1921 a 1929 a ete interrompue temporairement par la greve de 1926. La plus grande
activite de la periode sous observation est constatee de 1927 a 1929. Le point le plus bas de la
production industrielle jusqu'a date a ete touche le troisieme trimestre de 1932, le quatrieme
trimestre montrant une amelioration distincte.
Le maximum des prix de gros de la periode d'apres-guerre a ete atteint en 1920, alors que
l'indice du Board of Trade, base sur 1926, marquait 219-8. En septembre 1922 se produisit
un des declins les plus drastiques de l'histoire, laissant l'indice a 104-2, un declin de pres de 53
p.c. Les premiers mois de 1922 virent une reprise moderee, partiellement a la suite du retour
de l'etalon or a sa parite d'avant-guerre. Les prix declinerent considerablement entre 1925 et
1929. L'indice marquait 89-5 en decembre 1929 et tombait a 67-0 en septembre 1931. Depuis
lors le niveau des prix s'est bien maintenu, l'indice de fevrier etanfc a 66-8.
Ottawa, Bureau federal de la Statistique, 24 mars 1933.
PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY THE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1. ANNUAL OB SPECIAL REPOBTS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH ENDED
MARCH 16, 1933
Administration. — Canada's tourist trade in 1932.
Population. — Unemployment among wage-earners, bulletin No. 3, Kitchener, Ontario; bulletin No. 4,
Ottawa, Ontario. Population 1931, number of farm workers, weeks and cost of hired labour, 1930,
by counties or census divisions. Bulletin XXI, population of Canada, 1931, by racial origins, number
and percentage single, married, widowed or divorced of the total population, by sex, for provinces,
1911, 1921 and 1931.
Production. — Agricultural Products. — Fruit trees on farms by provinces, 1931 and 1921. Annual re-
port on farm values. The wheat situation in the Argentine. Vegetables — area in 1931 and area,
production and value in 1930. Forest Products. — Preliminary report on the printing and book-
binding industry in Canada, 1931. Preliminary report on the box, basket and crate industry in Canada,
1931. Animal Products. — The fur goods and fur dressing industries, Canada, 1931. Mineral Pro-
duction. — Directory of chemical industries in Canada as of date July 1, 1932. The natural gas in-
dustry in Canada, 1931. Preliminary report on the mineral production of Canada during the calendar
year 1932.
Manufactures. — Textiles and Allied Industries. — Report on the dyeing and finishing of textile goods
in Canada, 1931. Report on the men's furnishing goods industry in Canada, 1931. Report on the
dyeing, cleaning and laundry industry in Canada, 1931. Manufactures of Non-Ferrous Metals. —
The electrical apparatus and supplies industry in Canada, 1931. The brass and copper products in-
dustry in Canada, 1931. Manufactures of the non-ferrous metals, final statistics, 1931. Chemicals
and Allied Products.— The adhesives industry in Canada, 1931.
External Trade. — Quarterly report of the trade of Canada (imports for consumption and exports) months
of October, November and December, 1932, and nine months ending December 31, and 1932.
Internal Trade. — Retail trade in Saskatchewan, 1930 (preliminary provincial summary) . Retail trade
in Saskatchewan, 1930, by census divisions, cities and towns (preliminary report). Statistics of the
sale of new automotive vehicles in Canada, January 1932 to January 1933. *
Transportation, Communications and Public Utilities. — Preliminary report central electric station
industry in Canada, 1931.
Education. — High school libraries in Canada. Libraries in sanatoria, homes, mental and penal institu-
tions in Canada, 1931.
General. — Canada 1933 (edition francaise) manuel officiel des conditions presentes et des progres recents.
Annual review of building permits issued by 61 cities in Canada 1932 (with comparative data from
1920-1930).
2. PUBLICATIONS REGULARLY ISSUED BY THE WEEK, MONTH OR QUARTER
Weekly Bulletins.— Canadian Grain Statistics, Carloadings of Revenue Freight. Investors' and Traders'
Indexes of Security Prices. Index Number of 20 Mining Stocks.
Monthly Bulletins. — Agricultural Statistics. The Wheat Situation: Review; statistical supplement.
Cold Storage Holdings. Production of — (a) Flour, (b) Sugar, (c) Boots and Shoes, (d) Auto-
mobiles, (e) Iron and Steel, (f) Coal and Coke, (g) Leading Mineral Products, (h) Asbestos,
(i) Asphalt Roofing, (j) Cement, (k) Clay Products. (1) Copper, (m) Feldspar, (n) Gold,
(o) Gypsum, (p) Lead, (q) Lime, (r) Natural Gas. (s) Nickel, (t) Petroleum, (u) Salt,
(v) Silver, (w) Zinc, (x) Concentrated Milk Products, (y) Creamery Butter. Building Permits.
Summary of the Trades of Canada current month and 12 months. Summary of Canada's domestic
exports. Summary of Canada's Imports. Asbestos trade. Farm implements and machinery.
Footwear trade. Exports: Grain and flour; Lumber; Meats, lard and sausage casings; Milk, milk
products and eggs; Non-ferrous ores and smelter products; Paints and varnishes; Petroleum and its
products; Pulpwood, wood pulp and paper; Rubber and insulated wire and cable; Vehicles (of iron).
Imports: Coffee and tea; Lumber; Meats, lard and sausage casings; Milk and its products and eggs;
Non-ferrous ores and smelter products; Paints and varnishes; Petroleum and its products; Rubber;
Stoves, sheet metal products; Refrigerators; Vehicles (of iron).
Railway Operating Statistics. Traffic of Canadian Railways. Canal Statistics.
Prices and Price Indexes. Automobile Financing. Changes in the value of retail sales.
The Employment Situation as reported by Employers. Commercial Failures. Bank Debits.
Review of Business Statistics. — Price $1.00 per year.
Vital Statistics, Births, Marriages and Deaths, by provinces.
Quarterly Reports.— Trade of Canada— Price $2.00 per year.
For the publications listed above application should be made to the Dominion Statistician, Dominion
Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa.
Volume VIII MeSks Numero 3
CANADA
BUREAU FEDERAL DE LA STATISTIQUE
SECTION DE LA STATISTIQUE GENERALE
REVUE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
MARS 1933
Publie par ordre de l'Hon. H. H. Stevens, M.P.
Ministre du Commerce
OTTAWA: F. A. ACLAND
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■ BOMINI SN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
GENERAL STATISTICS BRANCH
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
APRIL. 1933
Published by Authority of the Honourable H. H. Stevens, M.P.,
Minister of Trade and Commerce
OTTAWA
J. O. PATENAUDE, ACTING KING'S PRINTER
1933
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MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
Page
Chart of Three Representative Factors 4
General Review 3-7
Table 1. Weighted Indices of the Physical Vol-
ume of Business 8
Table 2. Trend of Business Movements.
Imports of raw materials Exports of lumber.
Production of basic industries. Exports o? certain
commodities. Operations of railways. Canal
traffic. Strikes and lockouts. Reports of the em-
ployment offices. Immigration. Bank clearings.
Failures. 9
Chart of Ratio of Prices to Volume of Business . 10
Table 3. Receipts and Visible Supply of Canadian
Grain 11
Table 4. Exports and Cash Price of Canadian
Grain 11
Table 5. Consumption of Grain and Production
by the Milling Industry 12
Table 6. Receipts, Manufactures and Stocks of
Sugar 12
Table 7. Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes Entered
for Consumption.
Tobacco, cut. Tobacco, plug— Cigarettes. Cigar-
ettes, ov>r-weight. Cigars. Foreign Raw Leaf
Tobacco 13
Table 8. Production of Boots and Shoes 13
Table 9. Cold Storage Holdings, Sales and
Slaughterings of Live Stock and Retail Food
Prices 14
Chart of Equation of Exchange 15
Table 10. Output of Central Electric Stations In
Canada 16
Table 11. Railway Freight Leaded at Stations. . 17
Table 12. Index Numbers of Employment by
Industries 18
Electrical Energy Available for Consumption — 18
Table 13. Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of Em-
ployment, Indexes of Retail Sales and Auto-
mobile Financing 19
Table 14. Trend of Business in the Five Economic
Areas.
Canada, Maritime Provinces, Quebec, Ontario,
Prairie Provinces, British Columbia — Construction
Contracts Awarded. Building Permits. Index of
Employment. Bank Debits. Sales of Insurance.
Commercial Failures 20
Table 15. Mineral Production by Months.
Metals— Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Lead,
Zinc, Fuels— Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Non-
Metals — Asbestos, Gypsum, Feldspar, Salt, Struc-
tural Materials— Cement, Clay Products, Lime. . . 20
Page
Table 16. Weekly Factors of Economic Activity in
Canada.
Grain Receipts and Prices, Live Stock Sales and
Prices, Carloadings, Security Prices, Mining Stock
Prices 21
Table 17. Bank Debits to Individual Accounts
in the Clearing House Centres of Canada 22
Table 18. Indexes of Employment by Cities 22
Table 19. Building Permits Issued in Sixty-one
Cities 23
Table 20. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices.
24
Table 21. Prices of Representative Commodities
and Wholesale Prices in Other Countries.
United States, United Kingdom, France, Ger-
many, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden,
Italy, Finland, India, Japan, Australia, New
Zealand, Egypt 25
Table 22. Total Value of Imports and Exports,
by Groups, in Thousands of Dollars 26
Table 23. Canada'sDomestic Exports by Principal
Commodities 27
Indexes of Cost of Living and Cost per Week of a
Family Budget 27
Table 24. Summary of Canada's Imports by
Principal Commodities 28
Table 25. Banking and Currency 29
Chart of World Trade 30
Table 26. Index Numbers of Security Prices.
(a) 1. Common Stocks— Industrials, Total, Iron
and Steel, Pulp and Paper, Milling, Oils, Textiles
and Clothing, Food and Allied Products, Beverages,
Miscellaneous. Utilities, Total, Transportation,
Telephone and Telegraph, Power and Traction.
(b) Common Stocks, continued — Companies
abroad, Total, Industrial, Utilities, Banks, General
Index Number, Traders' Index, Preferred Stocks,
Interest Rates, Yields on Bonds, Shares Traded,
Montreal. Mining Stocks— Gold, Copper, Silver
and Miscellaneous, Total Index 31
Table 27. Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared
from Canadian Ports 31
Table 28. World Stocks and Prices 32
Table 29. Significant Statistics of the United
Kingdom 33
Table 30. Significant Statistics of the United
States 34
List of Current Publications of the Dominion
Bureau of Statistics 39
General Review (in French) 35 38
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Vol. VIII OTTAWA, APRIL, 1933 No. 4
Dominion Statistician: R. H. Coats, B.A., F.S.S. (Hon.), F.R.S.C.
Chief, Branch of General Statistics: S. A. Cudmore, M.A., F.S.S.
Assistant on Business Statistics: Sydney B. Smith, M.A.
THE BUSINESS SITUATION IN CANADA
The economic situation of Canada was fully maintained in March, the brightest feature be-
ing the rise in wholesale prices. The index moved up from 63-6 in the preceding month to
64-4, and the further advance in most speculative commodities during April has entirely
altered the outlook for the immediate future. The index for Canadian farm products moved
up from 43-0 in February to 44-7 in March and non-ferrous metals continued the advance of
the preceding month. A widespread belief that a considerable advance in wholesale prices will
be effected through economic and political action would facilitate a resumption of business ac-
tivity in coming weeks.
Government bonds, owing to unsettled financial conditions in the United States, were
moderately lower in March than in the preceding month. The average yield on Ontario
Government bonds was 4-79 p.c. compared with 4-73 and Dominion Government bonds were
slightly lower.
The average of common stock prices was nearly the same as in February, the index being
47-3 compared with 47-6. Industrials showed a gain, while utilities were moderately lower.
The average of New York funds in Montreal was $1-199 in March compared with SI -197 in
February.
Business Operations
The volume of business was well maintained in March despite the banking crisis in the U.S.
Mineral production measured by nine significant factors showed improvement in March after
seasonal adjustment. Gold shipments were 274,925 ounces compared with 225,492 in February,
and the movement of silver was 1,692,409 ounces compared with 997,579. Nickel exports
were 5,073,000 pounds compared with 3,469,000, a moderate gain being shown after seasonal
adjustment. Coal production was 812,393 tons compared with 1,036,400 in February, the bulk
of the decline being contrary to seasonal tendencies.
The index for the production of foodstuffs, based on ten factors, was 74 • 1 in March compared
with 63-0 in February. Flour and oatmeal production showed gain after seasonal adjustment,
while rolled oats was produced in lesser volume. The manufacture of sugar in the four-week
period ended March 25 was 55,432,000 pounds compared with 20,347,000 in the preceding period.
Hog and sheep slaughterings showed gains, while the gain in cattle slaughterings was less than
normal for the season. Exports, of cheese and canned salmon were greater in March than in
February.
The release of raw leaf tobacco and cigars was considerably heavier, but the gain in cigar-
ettes was less than normal for the season. The manufacture of pneumatic casings showed mod-
erate decline in the latest month for which statistics are available. The activity of the boot
and shoe factories was moderately greater, according to the most recent report.
Production of newsprint was 137,078 tons compared with 125,610 tons, the gain being
slightly greater than normal for March. Wood pulp, planks and boards were exported in greater
volume, though the export of shingles declined after seasonal adjustment. The index of forestry
production was 60-7 compared with 59-8 in February.
The output of steel ingots was 11,212 tons compared with 12,374 in February and as blast
furnaces were out of operation no pig iron was produced. Automobile production was 6,632
compared with 3,298, the gain after seasonal adjustment being nearly 67 p.c.
The gains in construction contracts and building permits were slight, contrasting with the
marked increase normal for the season. A very low level is indicated for construction operations.
Electric power production on an average daily basis was 44,227,000 k.w.h. in March com-
pared with 46,413,000 in February, the decline being slightly greater than norma! for the season.
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Carloadings were 157,416 compared with 133,147 in the preceding month, the gain after
seasonal adjustment being nearly 3 p.c.
Exports at $36,579,000 compared with $26,398,000, showed moderate gain after seasonal
adjustment, while the gain in imports was less than normal.
Bank debits in March were $1,887,000,000 compared with $1,830,000,000, the decline after
seasonal adjustment being 5-1 p.c.
The index of agricultural marketings was 129-0 compared wiht 76-5, the gain being due to
the speeding up in grain shipments to Head of the Lakes and Pacific coast ports. The index of
grain marketings was 140-2 compared with 75-9, while the index of animal marketings was 77-8
compared with 79-4. The index of cold storage holdings on April 1, was 112-7 compared with
135-8 on March 1.
Economic Changes
The three representative factors chosen as a guide to the current economic position failed
to show improvement during the first quarter of 1933. The trend of common stock prices was
downward from September last to March, the index being 47-3 compared with 63-0, the average
for September. The lowest point of the present depression was reached in June, 1932, when the
index stoood at 43.2. After the elimination of the long-term trend, determined from the period
from January, 1919. to June, 1932, the index was at a slightly lower point in March, 1933 than
in June, 1932. The index was 2-90 times the standard deviation below the long-term trend
compared with 2 • 89 times in June.
The least favourable factor considered in this connection was the sharp decline in the
physical volume of business. The decline of the last four years was continuous, resulting in
a low level in March. The index has dropped from more than twice the standard deviation
above the long-term trend in the early part of 1932 to nearly four times below in the latest
month for which statistics are available.
Bond yields during the first quarter of 1933 occupied a more constructive position than in
the corresponding period of last year. Bond yields were low in the early months of 1928, indi-
cating easy credit conditions. A rapid change took place during the next twelve months, result-
ing in higher long-term interest rates. While improvement was shown by a decline in yields to a
lower level during the fifteen months prior to September, 1931, external financial dislocation led
to a sharp advance, culminating in January, 1933. The credit situation improved in the latter
part of 1932 and was not greatly altered in the first quarter of 1933, although yields were
moderately higher in March.
The chart on page 4 shows the relationship of the three factors after adjustment according
to recognized statistical methods.
Relation of Prices and Business Operations
The chart on page 10 shows the indexes of the physical volume of business and of whole
prices from 1919 to the present time. These factors are among the most significant in deter-
mining the trend of economic conditions. Profitable operation of productive enterprise depends
on stable or rising prices. During periods of sharply declining prices, business is operated under
a great handicap. The chief declines in the volume of business during the post-war period was
shown in 1920-21 and from 1929 to the present, coinciding with a marked downward trend in
wholesale prices. From January, 1922 to December, 1929, there occurred an eight-year period
of relative stability in the price structure. This factor contributed to the pronounced industrial
expension from 1922 to 1929.
A simultaneous gain of the two factors as in 1919 constitutes the essence of an improvement
in economic conditions. The gain in one factor and the maintenance of the other as in the
period from 1922 to 1929 implies relatively prosperous conditions. The simultaneous decline of
the two factors over a substantial period as during 1920-21 and 1929-33 is evidence of a major
depression.
During the first quarter of 1933, the decline in business operations continued at the rate more
or less characteristic of the last four years. The decline of wholesale prices was rapid in 1930,
but in the last 27 months the rate of the recession has not been so pronounced. The index
moved up eight -tenths of a point in March, counterbalancing the decline of the three preceding
months.
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The Equation of Exchange
The chart on page 15 shows a number of the factors entering into Canada's equation of
exchange. The equation is of interest primarily through the light which it throws on the
fluctuation in general prices. Changes in the general level of prices are of widespread interest,
especially to the speculator and to the business executive entrusted with the determination of
business policy.
The equation of exchange was developed from the quantity theory of money. The essence
of the theory is that one of the normal effects of variation in the amount of money in circulation
is to produce direct changes in prices. In'other words, when the circulating media in the hands
of the public is increased for any cause, there is a tendency for the general level of prices to
advance proportionately, or in the case of a decline in the money in circulation, a proportionate
decline in prices may be expected.
The reconstruction of the quantity theory of money mainly through the investigations of
Kemmerer and Fisher resulted in the equation of exchange. It was argued, for example, that it
does not matter very much whether funds are actually held in the hands of the public or deposited
with the banks. Deposits subject to cheque were in 1932 more than ten times the amount of
the circulating media, including notes and coin in the hands of the public.
Bank notes in the hands of the public are obtained by deducting the "notes held by other
banks" from the total circulation of bank notes. Dominion notes in the possession of the banks
and in the central gold reserves are deducted from the total issues of such notes. The amount
of subsidiary coin is based on the figures supplied by the Mint. The sum of the coin, Dominion
notes and bank notes, after the deductions noted above, give the total money actually in the
hands of the public.
The efficiency of the currency, however, is dependent on the frequency with which it is
used in making payments. A large amount of currency with a slow turnover would be no more
effective than a small amount of currency with a rapid turnover.
The statistics of bank debits made available through the co-operation of the Canadian
Bankers' Association from 1924 are of great value for the present study. By dividing the total
of bank deposits into bank debits, the approximate rate of turnover of bank deposits from month
to month during the post-war period was obtained, the results being plotted in the first section
of the accompanying chart. (Bank debits for 1919 to 1923 were calculated from bank clearings.)
Assuming that the velocity of money was about 125 p.c. of the turnover of deposits, the
monthly velocity was obtained by interpolation according to the trend of the velocity of bank
deposits. By taking the product of the money in actual circulation and its velocity, there was
constructed a comparative monthly series of the total cash payments in the post-war period.
And by adding this series to bank debits increased by 14-5lp.c. to cover the cheques cashed at
bank branches outside of the 32 clearing centres, a total was obtained for all payments whether
by cash or by cheque.
We have now arrived at one side of the equation of exchange, which is perhaps the most
effective medium of summing up the factors which influence the trend of prices. The equation
asserts that the total amount of payments in cash and by cheque is equivalent to the product of
the price and the total quantity of goods exchanged and services rendered during the period.
The real object is an analysis of the relations of the different factors in the equation, obtaining
in this way an understanding of the conditions determining the fluctuation in the price level.
The equation takes the form of MV -f- MYVi=PT, where M and Mi represent money in the
hands of the public and bank deposits subject to cheque, respectively, V and Vi represent the
turnover or velocity of money and deposits, while P is equivalent to the general price level and
T standing for trade, represents the sum of the commodities and services exchanged.
The cyclical fluctuation of bank deposits is of a more moderate character than that of bank
debits, the turnover of bank deposits being much greater in periods of prosperity. The ratio of
debits to deposits reached a new low point for the post-war period in the first quarter of 1933.
The present level of bank deposits is sufficient for considerable business and speculative expan-
sion. In a period of depression, low prices and inactive business operations account for the low
velocity of bank deposits.
Provided that other factors in the equation had remained unchanged, the effect of the indus-
trial contraction of the last four years would have been to raise the price level. What factors
then showed sufficient fluctuation to counterbalance the constructive effect on prices exerted
by the downward trend of business in recent years? A minor influence is found in the decline
in the circulation of currency, but the major factor was the pronounced decline in the velocity
of available deposit resources.
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS 7
World Trade
The value of imports and exports of the principal countries by continental areas from
January 1929 to December 1932 is shown in the chart appearing on page 30. During 1932,
greater resistance was shown to the reactionary tendencies subsequent to the marked decline
characteristic of the two preceding years. The level during 1932 was lower than in 1930 or
1931, but the month-to-month trend indicated greater stability.
In 1930 the heavy fall in the prices of raw materials struck the agricultural countries,
particularly those outside Europe, with special severity. Certain of them were able to increase
the volume of their exports, but even so the fall in prices diminished the total value. As trade
between the European countries themselves was not so badly affected in 1930, the total trade
of European countries did not decline greatly till 1931. In the later stages of the depression,
however, the reduced purchasing power of the agricultural countries in all parts of the world
caused a fall in the exports of the industrial countries so that the decline in trade became general.
It was evident in 1932 that the depression had disorganized world markets to an extraordinary
degree.
For the world as a whole, according to J. B. Condliffe in the World Economic Survey 1931-2,
published by the League of Nations, the shrinkage of world trade clearly means impoverishment.
It is already reflected in increased unemployment, lowered standards of living and disorganized
industry and commerce.
CONDITIONS IN UNITED STATES
Despite the bank crisis in March, industrial activity in the United States showed substantial
recovery during the latter part of the month and weekly statistics indicate that gains were
recorded in some important lines during the first part of April.
An outstanding economic development was the introduction on April 20 of an amendment
to the farm relief bill giving the President power to take action toward the raising of the price
level of the United States. The plan includes an arrangement with the Federal Reserve System
to purchase up to $3,000,000,000 of government obligations in the open market. If this does not
meet the requirements of the situation, three alternatives are provided: (1) Treasury notes may
be issued up to $3,000,000,000 to meet maturing Federal obligations and for purchase of U.S.
bonds; (2) The gold content of the dollar may be reduced, not in excess of 50 p.c. of the present
content; (3) Acceptance of $100,000,000 on war debt payments in silver at 50 cents per ounce.
Discussions of economic questions with representatives of other countries in preparation
for the world monetary and economic conference commenced on April 20 with the arrival of the
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
The national accounts for the fiscal year ended Mar. 31, 1933, show a not unsatisfactory
state of affairs, considering general world conditions. Total ordinary revenue, exclusive of that
from self-supporting services like the Post Office, amounted to £744,791,000, and total expendi-
ture on the same basis to £777,070,000. The latter figure, however, included £17,239,000 paid
to the new sinking fund for reducing the principal of the debt, and £28,956,000 paid to the U.S.
Government, so that when the sinking fund payment is deducted the deficit on the current year's
business amounted to the comparatively moderate figure of £15,040,000, which would have been
a substantial surplus had it not been for the payment to the U.S., duly made although the United
Kingdom did not receive any payment from France and others of its debtors on war debt account.
Wholesale prices continued to decline, the March index number being 81-7 p.c. of the 1930
base as compared with 82-8 p.c. and 83-9 p.c. in February and January respectively.
British merchandise trade in the first quarter of 1933, with corresponding figures for the
same period in 1932 given in parenthesis, was as follows: imports £159,241,000 (£193,441,000);
exports of U.K. produce £89,706,000 (£93,331,000); re-exports £12,621,000 (£16,115,000);
excess of imports £56,914,000 (£84,995,000). The reduction of the "unfavourable" balance
for the quarter by some £28,000,000, or at the rate of over £100,000,000 per annum, is the
salient feature.
Unemployment is showing a decline; the unemployed numbered 2,776,184 on March 20—
a reduction of 80,454 in the month.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, April 21, 1933.
62549— 2h
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 1. Weighted Indexes of the Physical Volume of Business and Agricultural Factors in
Canada, Based on the Monthly average for 1926 and Corrected where Necessary for Seasonal
Variation.
Physical Volume of Business.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUC-
TION
Mineral Production
Copper exports
Nickel exports
Lead production
Zinc exports
Gold shipments
Silver shipments
Asbestos exports
Bauxite imports
Coal production
Manufacturing
Foodstuffs
Flour production
Oatmeal production . . .
Sugar manufactured . . .
Cheese exports
Salmon exports
Tobacco
Cigars
Cigarettes
Rubber imports
Boots and shoes production.
Textiles
Raw cotton imports. . .
Cotton yarn imports..,
Wool , raw and yarn.. . .
Forestry
Newsprint
Wood pulp exports
Planks and boards exports
Shingles exported
Iron and steel
Steel production
Pig iron production
Iron and steel imports. .
Automobileproduction .
Coke production
Crude petroleum imports .
Construction *
Contracts awarded
Building permits
Cost of construction
Electric Power
DISTRIBUTION
Trade employment.
Carload ings
Imports
Exports
Agricultural Factors—
AGRICULTURAL MARKET
INGS
Grain Marketings
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Live Stock Marketings...
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
ANIMAL PRODUCTS-
Inspected Slaughterings—
Cattle
Sheep
Hogs
Cold Storage Holdings
Eggs
Butter
Cheese
Beef
pork .;
Mutton
Poultry
Lard
Veal
1932
Mar
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
81-8
75 3
79 9
81 4
78 3
78 1
771
75 3
76-9
68-2
74-6
76-9
74-2
73-6
71-9
70-4
89-9
105
94-4
92-3
83-4
84-8
89-5
99-3
56-7
60-0
56-6
67-9
103-2
7-6
17-2
38-5
72-8
92-2
68-2
361
32-4
160
26-3
401
83-8
88-2
86-9
92-8
89-3
98-2
88-7
84-2
129-0
157-8
143-9
51-6
74-3
640
90-8
135-2
136-5
213-2
182-7
211-3
163-0
186-5
185-0
185-1
73-2
73-2
87-0
82-0
74-5
73-9
88-9
101-2
26-9
25-0
28-7
17-7
20-6
24-3
30-8
41-6
93-0
85-6
49-3
23-5
19-3
16-4
67-6
92-8
77-9
64-6
59-4
61-2
54-5
56-8
68-5
75-5
76-6
66-5
77-4
82-1
76-9
75-5
74-3
70-6
78-2
68-3
77-9
94-0
93-3
97-6
94-5
88-9
65-0
54-0
68-1
85-9
96-6
103-7
85-6
78-0
102-1
99-8
50-5
62-4
46-6
70-1
60-4
55-1
58-1
45-6
61-2
70-1
84-0
93-2
98-7
131-1
46-1
39-3
44-7
55-5
68-9
77-0
54-1
56-0
124-7
74-2
65-6
223-6
155-4
99-4
35-8
34-8
116-3
101-1
102-2
120-0
96-7
102-7
102-7
78-7
83-8
88-9
70-4
78-9
72-8
71-4
69-0
68-6
128-7
106-0
113-9
134-4
105-5
114-3
114-8
82-8
100-7
97-1
79-9
169-9
89-6
61-2
201-5
74-0
94-3
90-7
96-5
93-3
84-3
93-0
95-0
83-3
82-3
61-3
120-9
53-9
42-4
73-2
67-4
71-7
76-8
66-5
129-6
50-4
41-7
73-3
66-0
68-3
121-0
83-0
96-5
79-5
87-5
98-2
116-8
141-2
97-1
25-1
83-3
63-2
28-8
63-3
60-1
63-9
74-4
74-1
71-4
74-5
55-9
59-6
60-5
64-7
104-6
111-6
107-9
102-6
89-5
91-4
99-2
97-3
52-7
49-0
46-3
35-0
39-7
38-3
33-2
50-2
42-0
34-5
33-3
51-8
17-6
25-0
18-0
25-7
60-5
56-0
40-5
50-1
37-2
46-2
53-6
61-2
42-6
33-2
34-1
32-9
41-1
27-3
20-4
22-4
59-5
52-3
40-3
25-6
45-7
43-2
41-0
27-1
27-5
27-5
19-4
12-7
11-7
9-3
9-9
10-9
46-7
36-0
360
38-1
31-1
26-5
27-9
30-1
39-9
29-0
34-4
36-7
47-0
26-4
15-3
21-2
92-8
89-1
78-6
75-3
83-2
72-7
82-8
81-3
146-2
129-0
230-1
176-8
192-9
172-7
136-4
140-0
53-5
27-9
31-8
28-1
39-4
37-1
31-5
30-7
62-2
28-5
32-2
28-3
42-6
40-1
36-1
32-6
31-9
26-5
30-9
27-6
31-4
28-4
20-0
26-2
89-8
89-6
89-1
88-5
88-0
87-8
88-3
88-6
136-5
1390
131-2
130-5
129-0
137-1
1280
127-8
95-4
95-0
94-5
93-7
89-6
90-4
91-3
88-8
117-5
117-3
117-8
117-4
115-9
115-3
114-3
113-7
73-0
77-2
71-2
70-3
60-5
64-3
68-1
59-8
81-5
61-6
72-9
69-7
63-2
63-8
64-7
67-5
53-5
61-9
58-4
59-3
62-9
630
64-6
66-4
103-5
102-3
84-4
221 4
135-9
196-6
189-0
83-8
105-9
105-7
82-8
250-8
147-9
222-6
213-9
87-4
115-4
113-5
89-9
279-9
158-5
242-8
239-1
97-0
90-3
67-2
230
29-2
112-5
53-1
140-9
70-9
38-8
47-4
36-4
48-2
66-5
121-0
34-2
9-7
61
23-3
28-6
77-4
32-7
66-2
12-1
110
51-0
138-8
106-3
218-4
170-7
177-8
21-3
13-4
92-6
87-2
91-5
89-4
821
79-9
77-1
67-4
73-0
61-4
67-8
66-8
64-9
59-4
55-9
47-4
94-6
79-6
78-4
92-8
87-1
83-9
92-8
84-1
113-6
120-8
125 1
116-5
105-5
111-8
110-4
953
195-0
188-8
172-3
186-4
131-3
112-2
94-2
108-2
107-5
91-2
87-1
91-9
85-7
86-7
79-3
66-4
230-5
237-4
175-8
233-4
178-5
143-6
115-4
107-4
106-1
108-2
121-7
128-8
122-8
119-4
100-5
89-9
150-2
144-1
120-9
116-9
112-2
106-4
104-9
96-7
329-3
313-5
134-0
113-0
103-6
98-6
103-7
108-4
157-8
143-7
178-0
167-8
143-1
114-8
112-8
1191
54-8
64-9
54-4
62-0
73-5
62-7
59-3
58-4
721
73-3
77-1
81-2
82-4
94-5
92-5
82-9
110-3
103-1
101-9
107-7
103-8
114-5
115-1
102-7
171-4
174-9
210-6
205-4
292-9
337-6
351-9
207-9
384-5
343-1
297-8
245-9
199-9
170-9
123-0
73-9
69-4
71-5
73-1
74-2
80-3
64-4
62-9
36-9
•»3-8
121-2
94-3
104-2
100-0
103 1
111-4
102-1
75-8
71-8
86-4
21-3
46-4
119-1
58-3
164-1
69-6
23-7
202-3
75-3
72-3
86-7
93-5
48-4
125-4
57-7
27-1
126-5
70-3
148-1
96-5
81-0
104-1
110-9
65
81-9
65
101
51-6
23-3
50-2
28
57-6
24-5
39-7
18-9
90-2
102-0
39-4
44-7
26-0
134-
86-9
111-6
60-1
70-6
47-3
120-3
67-8
115
99
121
126
62
64-6
108-5
114-61
38-5
81-9
81-2
72 6
67-7
90-5
45-8
38-
82-
91-
198-
61-
43-
25-
73-
70-2
94-4
61-7
23-8
127-7
39-4
56-1
106-2
60-0
124-1
59-3
63-7
96.
94.
66-4
115-3
60-
92-7
40-6
23
42-6
29-7
51-4
48-6
29-4
21-6
931
71-0
19-5
20-5
17-1
88-
131-
86-1
113-4
58-4
59
47-5
59-1
56-6
61-0
49
27-3
18
5
70-3
55-8
81-4
93-8
76-2
73-6
118-3
105-3
98-3
130
139-8
52
54
101-3
111-2
47-0
64-9
67-5
1933
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
68-1
670
68 4
62-2
60-9
62-5
80-5
94-2
91-4
15-3
50-0
29-0
67-1
99-5
101-6
90-8
83-8
73-0
103-6
121-7
161-6
164-1
177-9
39-4
62-3
104-8
57-3
241
30-7
16-3
26-7
21-5
66-5
78-5
61-8
62-2
58-7
62-7
67-9
63-0
74-1
520
57-8
15 9
23-1
51-5
28-1
62-2
11-3
14-3
22-4
49-8
40-3
47-6
125-7
113-1
110-0
44-5
49-6
55-6
155-3
136-4
129-1
70-2
73-3
43-4
65-1
77-0
60-0
56-1
55-3
57-5
53-8
47-9
76-3
63-4
77-8
67-4
65-8
85-9
63-4
59-8
60-7
90-9
85-9
85-9
45-3
47-8
48-1
32-3
29-4
32-7
64-2
49-8
38-7
31-9
19 6
25-4
65- fi
19-8
15-3
51-0
10-8
21-0
27-4
25-7
23-4
19-0
31-8
90-6
68-8
86-0
"117-6
106-6
25-2
20-3
16-1
29-0
22-7
18-9
24-5
14-3
9-2
87-9
87-3
87-5
131-6
136- 1
134-4
84-3
83-8
84-8
111-5
110-9
110-5
56-1
57-9
61-8
52-4
50-8
50-0
56-6
49-6
51-1
56-1
76-5
1290
52-5
75-9
140-2
58-4
85-0
155-7
22-2
29-6
71-5
12-7
18-7
36-3
17-8
8-6
16-6
6-6
11-8
57-1
71-9
79-4
77-8
63-5
71-3
71-3
107-2
113-3
66-6
74-5
79-9
77-2
118-4
149-0
183-1
110-1
116-3
109-4
186-0
221-2
258-5
92-6
100-9
114-2
112-0
127-6
135-8
163-2
256-4
315-4
148-9
148-9
146-6
57-2
65-9
72-9
50-5
61-3
65-0
112-3
96-4
93-7
108-1
90-0
78-2
131-7
235-4
213-0
82-1
75-9
71-7
51-7
47-4
46-5
Due to receipt of later information regarding wage rates, indexes of construction were revised for 1932.
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Table 2. Trend of Business Movements
Items
Trend of Business Movements—
1932
Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
5,797
10,212
1,829
77-55
110-2
166-76
163-81
63-55
17-99
1,295
43-57
6,617
1,701
8,318
567
257
67-64
1,045
3,713
27,693
Rubber, Crude Imports. 000 lbs.
Cotton, Raw Imports 000 lbs.
Wool, Raw Imports 000 lbs.
Planks and Boards
Exports Mil. bd. ft.
Timber Scaled in B.C. Mil. bd. ft.
Newsprint Production.. 000 tons
Shipments 000 tons
Stocks 000 tons
Pig Iron Production. .000 1. tons
Ferro-alloys Production. . .tons
Steel Ingots and
Castings 000 1. tons
Passenger Automobile Pro-
duction No.
Truck Production No.
Total Cars and Trucks No.
Exports— Auto Complete or
Chassis No.
Exports— Automobiles and
Parts $000
Petroleum, Crude Imports
000,000 gal.
Condensed Mn,K Output 000 lbs.
Evaporated Milk Output 000 lbs.
Fish Exports 000 lbs .
Fish Exports $000 1 . 568
Canned Salmon Exports
000 cases 124-58
Railways —
Canadian National —
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried one mile
000,000 tons
Passengers carried one mile
000,000 pass.
Canadian Pacific —
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried one
mile 000,000 tons
Passengers carried
one mile 000,000 pass.
All Railways-
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried
one mile 000,000 tons
Passengers carried
one mile 000,000 pass.
Carloadings 000 cars
Canal Cargo Traffic —
Sault Ste. Marie 000 s. tons
Welland 000 s. tons
St. Lawrence 000 s. tons
Coal Available 000 s. tons
Coke Production 000 tons
Strikes and Lockouts —
Disputes in existence No.
Number of employees No.
Time loss in working days
Percentage of unemploy-
ment in Trade Unions.. P.C.
Employment Office Reports —
Applications No.
Vacancies No.
Placements No.
Immigration— Total No.
From TJ. Kingdom No.
From U. States No.
From other Countries No.
Returned Canadians No .
Bank Clearings $000, 000
Failures No
Liabilities $000
12,219
11, £82
87
907
55
10,237
8,742
1,171
736
58
25,027
22,550
1,612
1,814
125
186-01
1,708
156
11
1,501
26,410
20-4
55,271
35,275
34,275
1,438
270
903
265
1.035
1,036
208
3,585
6,230
347
42-52
165-5
176-66
186-44
53-90
16-90
2,185
36-03
5,660
1,150
6,810
321
38-57
1,102
4,872
10,575
32-51
,658
. 935
457
822
51
,492
,237
918
663
50
,851
,052
,932
.653
113
3-18
465
279
,264
143
11
,413
,556
580
1,274
3,171
12,463
1,096
62-95
184-3
175-89
172-95
57-01
13-34
1,132
29-24
7,269
952
8,221
333
264
109-52
913
6,271
15,313
1,214
34-30
11,410
10,932
185
815
49
9,537
8,425
737
673
50
23,400
21,245
1,191
1,632
110
182-73
1,568
1,037
884
1,694
129
13
1,521
31,905
6,349
4,486
816
110-69
178-5
161-37
164-31
50-03
8-16
893
18-12
6,308
804
7,112
768
349
113-95
979
6,947
17,228
1,933
12,026
11,273
533
963
53
10,484
8,558
1.579
933
63
24,813
21,654
2,328
2,257
129
185-15
1,065
905
1,694
119
17
3,011
38,147
21-9
50,547
29,404
28,532
2,562
387
1,794
381
1,944
1,081
176
3,794
3,425
3,590
344
37-85
129-0
142-49
145-43
47-02
7-31
27-51
6,773
699
7,472
740
1,089
104-21
1,495
5,307
18,123
1,831
69-33
11,219
10,876
51
778
9,685
8,460
670
71
22,970
21,053
1,027
1,790
147
157-37
2,638
1,030
822
1,679
127
6,121
50,397
21-
46,692
25,917
25,191
1,974
298
1,299
377
1,807
1,105
175
2,987
2,173
5,995
670
53-61
121-1
157-92
154-88
50-03
5-99
871
26-71
3,166
901
4,067
1,523
752
89-78
1,666
5,173
23,167
1,859
66-20
10,866
11.215
644 1
766
62
10,172
9,119
697
690
65
23,099
21,922
2G8
1,813
6.204
4,553
535
35-46
97-2
150-69
152-62
48-06
5-71
732
23-14
1,741
601
2,342
1,654
802
76-91
1,419
3,959
23,813
1,390
48-13
13,601
11,350
1,985
1,493
53
13,256
9,271
3,723
1.416
55
23,958
22,254
5,949
3,043
138 122
175-62:215-65
3,095
1,162
938
1,894
121
16
4,972
62,492
21-4
48.815
28,397
27,355
1,944
270
1,338
336
1,611
1,058
188
2,825
3,807
1,292
1,061
2,092
127
16
4,251
10,995
20-4
53.437
32,111
29,944
1,871
357
1,279
235
1,378
1,087
192
3,926
2,704
7,029
857
55-26
110-1
157-51
157-57
48-41
6-73
1,599
17-10
2,361
562
2,923
2,416
1,515
83-45
1,351
2,990
27,166
1,477
57-72
13,641
11,109
2,194
12,290
8,005
3,924
1,193
42
28,190
20,839
6,385
2,607
96
211-53
3,924
1,252
1,014
2,543
131
15
2,225
14,470
22-0
3,568
15,376
1,070
46-37
99-8
161-33
164-33
45-46
14-15
1,544
37-09
535
2,204
1,438
51-71
134-8
261-9
38,583
1,304
42-39
11,463
10,
1,025
41
10.726
7,053
3,324
1,023
40
24.276
19,308
4,057
181
192-58
2,87'
1,087
751
2,738
143
12
1,130
3,653
,165
,683
,383
,258
188
817
253
,026
,130
229
,343
2,109
13,819
1,283
37-54
80-5
138-68
140-77
42-34
27-03
30-76
1,561
578
2,139
476
32-81
1,385
2,872
27,189
1,581
69-53
10,301
10,589
528
852
64
9,483
7,091
2,311
753
54
21,902
19,434
1,904
1,740
130
152-56
215
147
51
2,023
150
12
2,375
10,378
25-5
49,736
30,885
29,192
938
110
617
211
2,632
1,063
196
7,836
1933
Jan. Feb. Mar
2,663
8,765
39-18
49-1
140-54
133-06
49-84
29-21
1,217
40-77
2,921
437
3,358
475
368
35-09
852
2,025
26,740
1,439
51-26
8,003
10.008
2.323 1
629
45
7,659
7,005
323
627
40
17,643
18,528
1,813
95
134-43
,471
150
622
5,936
25-5
56,873
28,602
27,304
978
216
4,050
2,632
6,026
819
37-71
125-61
120-92
54-52
6-14
1,076
12-37
3,025
273
3,298
256
247
37-56
976
1,845
24,032
1,120
35-05
7,834
9,754
2.238 1
593
40
7,117
6,637
97
787
39
16,788
17,881
2.073 1
1,302
88
133-15
106
5
4,450
58,500
45,919
23,714
22,733
214
3,947
2,496
6,374
1,617
60-46
137-08
140-69
50-87
927
11-21
5,927
705
6,632
1,601
824
49-34
960
2,704
20,692
1,343
47-48
9,834
157-42
1,288
46,534
22,613
21,604
946
i Deficit.
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Table 3. Receipts and Visible Supply of Canadian Grain
Year
and
Month
1930
September.
October. . . .
November.
December. .
1931
January. . . .
February. .
March
April
May
June
July
August , —
September
October ...,
November.
December.
1932
January....
February..,
March
April
May
June ,
July
August
September.
October
November.
December. ,
1933
January...
February.
March ....
Receipts at Country Elevators and Platform Loadings
Wheat | Oats | Barley I Flax | Rye
Visible Supply of Canadian Grain
Wheat | Oats | Barley ! Flax I Rye
Thousand Bushels
105,065
53,800
52,445
17,320
9.256
9,843
9,589
8,418
6,145
8,205
5,437
11,862
47,443
74,086
43,056
19,613
10,851
12,245
12.746
5.982
8,197
15,050
3,780
17,633
120,538
79.564
36.457
18,486
11,300
11,543
20,850
5,080
7.735
1,185
3,223
152,211
3,967
2,440
1,223
1,291
188,673
3,992
1,123
1,271
839
207,386
2,055
639
182
233
217,843
1,681
516
65
153
202,283
2,304
404
48
97
190,202
3,733
614
74
362
180,540
2,097
688
60
268
162,041
1,334
803
42
287
132.593
2,049
1,412
79
418
115,672
1,970
892
60
247
110,731
2,784
1,047
49
252
101,733
2,893
4,569
167
349
126,462
5,270
1,023
900
315
183,133
6.495
1,586
399
522
185,811
3,350
1,380
99
209
192,305
1,909
801
26
128
195.510
4.013
943
36
130
186.120
4,788
1.194
68
245
183,956
1.834
543
70
153
164,562
2,353
454
24
67
149.251
2,094
514
44
67
138,572
1,091
402
48
57
121,474
. 1,184
929
53
448
113,036
3.441
2,599
282
540
198,240
4,082
1,125
693
270
239,435
3,031
1,338
179
131
237.194
1,612
1,219
88
98
237,391
1,095
474
57
74
229,186
1,753
479
35
71
223,535
4,988
944
67
160
225,529
9,129
27,892
1,003
11,206
31,879
1,904
13,847
31.608
2,405
15,022
31,339
2,074
14,207
30,436
2,080
13,802
29.527
2,104
14,887
27,551
2.059
13,242
24,081
1,856
10,840
15,447
1,254
9.624
11.944
1,127
8,886
10,260
742
8,847
8,471
758
9,568
11,338
883
10,864
11,274
1,588
13,609
10,282
1,549
15,614
11,494
11,473
4,626
11,402
1,396
14,279
11.183
1,363
14,801
11,100
1,383
11,055
9,220
1.267
6.443
6,706
1.424
5.659
4.401
1,347
6.201
3.627
1.283
5.857
3.056
1,208
7,273
5.813
1,400
8,316
5,874
1.497
9,115
6.024
1,582
9,233
6,772
1,436
9,345
6,806
1,480
9,767
6,679
1,461
12,152
6,802
1,286
9,445
12,224
12,924
13,158
13,458
13,391
13,275
13,448
12,970
12,549
12,600
12,163
12,358
12,309
13,024
12,572
12,355
12,864
12,323
11,122
10,242
7.563
5,541
5,129
5.359
5,258
4,770
4,990
5,020
5,122
5,131
Table 4. Exports and Cash Price of Canadian Grain
Year
and
Month
1930
September. ,
October
November.
December..
1931
January. ...
February. . .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September .
October ....
November.,
December..
1932
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September..
October
November. .
December..
1933
January
February...
March
Exports of Grain
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Bushels
27,817,053
?9. 784, 275
?1, 217, 624
?2,230,397
f. 603. 852
10,296.603
12,995.567
4,680,769
29, 521, 899
20,783.219
12.004.817
11.909,108
14.335.637
18.925,303
27,452,063
22,355,975
9,472,346
9,898.363
9,920,634
7.513,289
15,543.013
15,857,427
19.620,224
18,289,832
26,874,237
40,192,415
27,301,976
27.735.999
14,706.801
10,922,337
14,815.705
220,519
345.661
381.088
886.166
260,342
127.170
308.087
158.382
1.646,844
2.291.951
1,257,248
753,105
694,908
1.082,074
1,364,700
1,232,261
1,184,647
1,139.568
1.035.612
1,748,438
1,622.815
1,239.599
513,384
800,804
1,050,470
2,139,232
1,528,634
1.433,8b5
354,614
824,704
567,884
146,107
524.849
1.129,144
734,683
244,953
120,034
458. 125
755.247
6,281,068
6,199.012
2,655,725
3,287,465
757,930
220.752
1.129,468
2,205,976
231,707
323,221
346.107
613,805
1,711,716
1,021,578
1,688,500
1,547,340
769,088
718,213
748,801
272,667
191,524
223,139
356,683
172,338
102,496
421,428
502,899
150
2,700
168
483,290
49,049
263,500
61,500
184,263
1,200
3,672
362,578
1,400
2,458
5,002
11,305
425.398
24.226
623,614
20,000
49,340
10,642
109,036
669.380
122.094
145.273
483.039
71,978
742,391
1,249,981
218,504
302,33'/
245,800
299.906
1,691.542
1,115,445
2.480,942
1.194,386
425,911
403,802
504.71R
17,143
17,143
43,314
17.082
Average Cash Price
(Bain's in store Fort William and Port Arthur^
Wheat
Oats
Barley
No.l
No. 2
No. 3
Nor.
c.w.
C.W.
Flax
No. 1
N.W.C.
Kye
No. 1
C.W.
Dollars per Bushel
•600
•632
•631
•626
•628
•551
•547
•563
•518
•482
•467
• 423
331
•316
1-435
328
• 282
1-292
282
•233
1-052
267
•250
•978
261
•221
•950
276
•221
•968
277
•251
1033
281
•282
1-040
291
•310
1-061
296
•328
1070
293
•322
1-1R2
282
•317
1-037
273
• 306
• 973
312
•331
•945
336
•425
1-056
300
•383
•990
293
•377
•985
295
•383
1-015
300
•398
1-016
323
•410
•985
355
•402
•137
338
•377
•717
351
•365
•682
300
•344
•715
261
•288
•785
235
• 257
•708
240
•302
•696
210
•277
•701
225
•276
•770
233
•275
•777
248
•288
•792
425
•373
•306
•300
•171
•286
•312
•319
•341
•355
•327
-293
-325
•370
•487
• 427
•426
•441
•478
•457
•412
•337
•331
•334
•318
•292
•295
•297
•310
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Table 5. Consumption of Grain and Production by the Milling TnHnctry
Year
and
month
1930
November .
December..
1931
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December.
1933
January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August . . .
September.
October....
November.
December .
1933
January
February..
Mill grindings
Wheat
Bushels
7,788,827
5,225,805
4,833,535
4,607,154
5,158,112
4,718,805
5.304.076
5,033,072
5,932,146
5.992,090
5,772,319
7,565.330
S, 101,645
5,275,097
3,798,168
3,751,268
4.685.646
4.446,506
4.643,15?
5,173,525
5,379,486
5,716,002
6,151.877
7,670,545
8,638,600
4.493,143
Oats
Bushels
1,085,491
1.125,885
997.080
940,355
843,761
822.047
785.196
769,942
937,695
836.410
1,166,178
1,506.473
1,761,877
1.151,246
902,969
7F9.941
882.368
666,203
616,418
650,403
695,557
939.418
1,081,749
1,346,592
1,453.153
909,581
Corn
Bushels
176,074
148,866
160,976
170,167
141,271
176,096
157,539
167,195
175,921
149.814
170,265
172,015
209,089
158,509
145,738
153,989
175.321
178,754
129,879
135,783
183,623
187.020
147,992
129,236
209,499
151,518
.3,815,453 791,596 110,039 55,257 1,643,156
.13,744,957 698,851 125,805 55,880 1,275.855
Barley
Bushels
128,156
136,065
125,357
129,777
134,297
116.171
84,809
73,578
81,527
107,612
126.363
126,710
129,541
106,230
89,204
68,471
85.835
73,738
53,386
44,464
40,894
74,088
72,056
77,779
102,769
60,0 C 2
Mixed
grain
Bushels
1,872,862
1.886."""
915,710
657.462
660,573
565.891
189,023
962,
938,413
029,935
272,527
705.240
791,642
123,600
788,297
701,
818.416
416,128
045,021
873,889
716,067
895.616
174,201
447,920
941,340
829,953
Mill production
Wheat flour
Percent-
age of
operation
62- 1
38-7
36-6
37-3
38-9
36-3
411
43-7
47-1
47-8
56-7
60-5
70-0
40-9
31-3
31-3
37-2
35-9
38-6
430
41-3
42-7
50-9
62-4
70 5
35 1
Quan-
tity
Barrels
1,739,375
1,170,025
086.272
035,383
168,408
058.311
183,280
121,115
319,008
333,287
515,613
693,925
812.457
175,152
851,
842,
1,053
993,
1,040
1,151
1.201
1.272
1,384
1,721
1,942
1,909
102
123
770
385
.693
,286
,965
.009
.500
,598
,844
,799
Oatmeal
Pounds
1.278,662
3,636,850
449,163
461,180
568,252
925,422
865,362
569,155
690.259
408,475
,439,682
589,165
520,322
659,093
799,72c
788,903
653,557
551.310
888,497
880,560
402,937
658 480
777,966
387,585
,193,036
499,733
30-9 859,107 401,299 9,015,044 1,363,972
32-1 844,899 527,676 7.613,656 1,951,278
Rolled
oats
Pounds
13.326,255
10,723.499
870,397
434,204
674,493
945.416
659,185
528,397
272,542
530,679
520,597
498,451
901,593
513,316
9,534,327
8,218,910
9.454.423
6.594.244
6,315.048
8,027,410
8,940,843
12.301,642
14,124.180
16.683,629
17,871,610
10,532,277
Corn
flour and
meal
Pounds
1,499,621
1,070,225
155,518
894,492
158,556
612.040
130,887
072.918
612,240
,277,749
039.254
288,754
588,950
714,434
802,005
309, 16^
233,622
591,116
908,770
099,028
628,909
738.376
,226.154
776,832
,466,753
,£98,580
Wheat
flour
exported
Barrels
792,271
601.894
392,256
414,773
560,553
326,117
481.265
490,294
466,967
522,178
556,565
558,459
476,487
451,310
331,806
357,513
414,779
255,390
461,867
570.861
446,379
330,382
385,113
528.794
576,864
492,033
397,304
333,114
Table 6. Receipts. Manufactures and Stocks of Sugar in Thousand Pounds
Year and
4-week period
1930
November 1
November 29
December 31,
1931
January 31
February 28
March 28
April 25
May 23
June 20
July 18
August 15,
September 12
October 10
November 7,
December 5
December 31,
1932
January 30
February 27,
March 26
April 23
May 21
June 18.
July 16
August 13,
September 10,
October 8.
November 5,
December 3.
December 31
1933
January 28 . . ,
February 25...
March
Raw Sugar
Stock
on hand
at be-
ginning
of period
53,544
60,779
104,507
108,269
115.726
91,476
71.255
74.881
117,363
123,541
110,325
76,658
96,149
66,512
91.033
96,785
98,423
102,650
83,834
67,702
60,295
122,205
122,425
110,656
38.489
77,116
60,036
106,861
109,097
109,232
101,898
112,182
Re-
ceipts
75,781
115,341
49,803
34,506
18.680
34,275
49,907
123.518
79.112
77,162
66,006
107.722
54,318
110,354
90,828
50,737
32,199
8,639
36.780
27.237
126,477
75,224
85,435
35,112
120.743
75.160
123,367
80,943
37.886
11,432
29,326
26.839
Melt-
ings
and
ship-
ments
68,547
71,613
46,040
27,050
42. 93^
54,497
46.282
81.036
72,933
90,378
99.674
88.230
83,955
85,833
85,076
49,099
27,973
27,454
52,912
34,644
64,567
75,005
97,204
107,288
82.116
92.239
76,543
78,707
37.750
18,767
19,041
57.891
Refined Sugar
Stock
m hand
at be-
ginning
if period
89,321
102, 122
131,418
136,260
111,178
98,886
96,086
71.354
79,818
77.289
74,075
76.046
82,326
88,407
130,392
162,469
174, 9°5
155,110
131,044
129.590
109,901
111.503
123,942
108,248
124.079
174,905
174,985
155,411
183,834
194,558
173,161
143,345
Manu-
factured
granu-
lated
91,957
97,293
57.875
23,643
35.380
47,504
37,025
66.180
63,254
78,414
84.879
82,700
86,397
109,523
110,785
51,744
24,211
22,640
44,332
30,275
53,212
63.996
84,990
91,620
73.687
97,775
108,298
109,777
54,028
24,239
16,803
48,749
Manu-
factured
yellow
and
brown
7,731
11,265
9,202
3.540
5.029
8,085
5.331
10,476
6,106
6,881
6.993
6,706
9,789
12,267
13,635
9,868
3,6 f
3.041
7,544
5,605
5,540
9,725
7.593
10,080
8 230
8,238
7.576
12,679
7,317
3,064
3,544
6,683
Total
manu-
factured
108,558
67.077
27,184
40.408
55.589
42.356
76.655
69,360
85,295
91,871
89,406
96,185
121,791
124,420
61.613
27.891
25,681
51.876
35,879
58.751
73,722
92,583
101,700
81.917
1^6,613
115,874
122,457
61,345
27,303
20,347
55.432
Total
domes-
tic
shin-
ments
84.386
77,119
52,812
51,595
52,161
57,641
66.091
66.933
70,882
87,386
88.342
82,097
87,601
77.662
90,849
48,712
47,270
49.221
52,838
55.229
56,256
60,354
107,377
84,478
79.741
101,052
84 813
87,675
55.183
48,263
49,749
12'. 586
Ship-
ments
granu-
lated
77,202
67,650
46,364
46,867
46.216
51,188
60,250
80.766
65,395
81,810
84,192
75.001
80.321
69.411
76,969
42,927
42,439
43.691
47,136
47. 723
51,129
55.403
100.986
79,862
74.845
95,456
76.537
77,1«5
49.016
43,449
43,715
117.650
Ship-
ments
yellow
and
brown
9,685
11,612
7,494
5,399
6.485
7,200
6.839
7.425
6,494
6,699
5,708
8,125
9,783
10,395
15,374
6,170
5,327
6,055
6,195
7.846
6,020
5,880
7.291
6,007
7,262
9,451
9.521
11,848
6,604
5.251
6,448
11,635
Total
ship-
ments
86,887
79,262
53.858
52.266
52.700
58,388
67.088
68,191
71.889
88,510
89,900
83,126
90,104
79,806
92,342
49,097
47,766
49,747
53,330
55.569
57,149
61.283
108,277
85,869
82.107
104.908
86,058
89,033
55.621
48,700
50,163
129.149
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 7. Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes Entered for Consumption.
13
Year and Month
1930
August
September
October
November
December
1931
January
February
March
April
May
June ,
July
August ,
September
October
November
December
1932
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
1933
January
February
March
Tobacco,
cut
Pound
1,322,441
1,4(16,258
1,381,943
1,224,840
1,312,938
057,507
163,399
372.596
250,655
487,028
480.478
468,877
449,103
457,61»
452,«65
451,340
1.144.298
1.272,469
1.414,941
1.659.842
1.436,417
1,493.496
1.488,431
1,559,663
1,662,365
1,551,042
1.427,688
1,209,81?
1,065.534
1,429,012
1.537.535
Tobacco,
plug
Pound
552,148
476,020
452,670
455,503
471,292
366,785
430.463
459. 155
439.364
514,005
503.867
453 989
469.703
417,050
439,268
410,253
426,968
382,000
343, 8S7
3S9.797
425.577
421.248
425,890
391,668
419,483
368.601
379,960
358,572
340,791
300,491
304.290
374,473
Cigarettes
Number
477.205.140
483.960.240
438,497.550
401,175.589
328,147.670
319,555.340
327,255,230
349.681,715
382,303,130
382,951,155
430.179.170
474,415,620
425,138,580
371,311,090
344,056,140
355,716,768
369,235,870
278,416.630
281,496,910
304,243,772
269 309 750
312,790,432
376,779.975
338,874,828
329,466,364
313,709,922
214,301,678
388,625.140
304.613,955
310.144,850
264,524,935
305,107,720
Cigarettes,
over-
weight
Number
51,800
167.700
17,900
38,200
144,300
78 300
68.500
117 800
500
31,820
184,250
227,450
200,400
76,600
135,450
115.200
148,210
57,200
56.700
50,150
49.050
37.350
66,300
40,300
43.700
39.400
57,100
148,400
39.260
28,420
17,800
15,370
Cigars
Number
17,944,831
19.333,469
22,515.666
17,418,328
11,408,452
7,259,572
7,650,784
9.984 215
11.116,740
14,734,327
14,380,513
14,091,692
12,860,616
15,270,873
17,316.957
15.753.87S
11,329,243
7,595,920
8,154.663
9.657,775
10 208.636
10.552,455
12,754.263
11,492,868
12,298,501
12,799.348
14.424,229
14,071,178
9,014.869
3,965 735
4,675,418
6,407,352
Foreign
raw leaf
tobacco
Pound
1.482,179
1.514,2«3
1,505,683
1,139,124
1.064,833
1.288.600
1.072.285
1.115 135
1,284,691
1,434,154
1,382 348
1,328,831
1.283.479
1,076.864
1.177,265
1.144.401
994.476
1,063,412
889,417
942.999
1.120 066
1,108.312
1,320,001
1.149,197
1,083,602
1.042.140
938.889
1,027,873
744,579
832,534
74 \ 408
852,367
Table 8. — Production of Boots and Shoes.
1930
July
August
September
October...
November
December.
1931
January
February-
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October. . . .
November
December.
1932
January
February. .
March......
April
May
June
July
August
September
October. . . .
November
December .
ir33
January
February...
62549-3
Boots and shoes with leather or fabric uppers
Welts
335,729
306,544
310,184
200.812
204.928
193,340
231,498
278,200
326,112
332,306
293.408
252,037
281,175
274.644
275,150
235.904
181. 4'4
171,294
212.534
272.581
281 244
243.435
241.653
235.079
247.387
273.591
267.515
213.345
196.801
167,762
185,162
207,516
McKays
and
all
imitation
welts
548,897
722,749
740,557
663,654
422,543
406,884
426,112
600,694
880,851
810.653
892, 177
782,256
683.700
816.379
824, 8 '7
723,099
404.143
433,536
532,297
774.827
907,035
781.111
821.112
746.474
610.920
828. 07o
807.126
679.722
450,418
306,383
398.195
814,061
Nailed
pegged,
screw
or wire
fastened
115,584
144,308
160,270
161.697
113,951
113,786
111.106
123,809
152,328
134.025
146,830
119,495
121,877
164,848
195.406
182.548
150,854
132,822
123,365
158,460
150,132
120,920
125.907
118.518
129. 5^5
180,350
185.458
189.725
166, 0?4
114,304
88,256
112.162
Stich-
downs
168,963
129,710
125,639
123,372
114,824
128,353
126,310
138,121
177,142
207,343
233,114
234,244
174,632
148,542
124.722
139,528
138.910
148.777
132,897
171.322
212,237
216.884
264.754
243.324
169.801
148.305
136.672
151. 908
135.217
124,894
Total
1,232,993
1,368,883
1,406,149
1,305.315
000,345
877,041
921,878
,184,316
,596,409
.546.111
,622.637
,442,330
,316,349
,487,600
,482,835
,337,126
.013,879
919,847
1,029,556
1,414,816
1,807,280
1,413.214
1.507.574
1.400,508
1.202,968
1,484,042
1,470.476
1.301.011
1.H7.153
753,573
114,919 808,671
149,983 1,126,000
Total footwear
Mens'
439,235
465.095
483.554
494,271
350,806
339,476
296,301
368.102
472.669
443,797
445,079
403,207
421,682
434,443
454,133
431,115
363,011
348,86°
300,352
420.882
411,320
370,801
422.104
436.647
409,588
469.002
471,961
449,281
403,061
311,351
267,310
302,984
Boys'
and
youths'
63,899
81,408
100.482
97,210
77,582
85,163
72,959
68,363
97,515
92,829
85,643
79,458
74,836
85,615
104,041
119.592
107,503
104,43"
79,681
91.177
87 098
68,822
75.047
65,144
54,778
91.741
109.625
108.139
110,661
67,645
45,171
60.423
Women's
634,137
719,083
754,204
670,401
430, 139
384,526
386, 168
554,616
790,849
756.981
817,519
766,049
674,325
804,318
839,989
711,900
513,384
418,306
491.2S1
731.280
807,022
742,845
803.803
746.658
665,684
863,149
858,238
748.048
568,263
404,451
426,723
596,200
Misses'
and
childrens
171,396
182,347
176,812
183.661
175,803
159,008
144,793
188,776
244,120
252,635
260, 635
210,498
187,098
196,504
184,536
197,983
178,872
174,731
163,531
214.295
284,903
232,427
248.460
214,127
160,086
183,565
187,436
202, 130
187,757
134,308
129,475
161,377
Babies
and
infants'
106.205
04,753
100,807
106,846
90.468
96,019
84,703
97,108
124,77'
123.675
131.016
117.239
98,881
106,036
89.738
93,554
91,926
87,192
77.337
100.779
119,865
108.597
106,674
96,616
88,768
100,902
95.942
91,592
90,992
60,309
Total
1,414,872
1.542,688
1,615,850
1.552.302
1,124.798
1,064,192
984,924
,278,965
,729.930
669,917
740.792
,576,449
,456.822
,627,006
,072,437
554,144
254,698
133,534
112,191
558,413
720,208
523,492
656.088
559,192
379,484
708,359
723,202
599, 190
361.334
978,064
53.219 921,898
79,292 1,200,276
14 MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 9. — Sales and Slaughterings of Live Stock, Retail Food Prices, and Cold Storage Holdings.
1932
1933
Classification
Mnr.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb
Mar.
Sales on Stock Yds:
(Current month
■prelim.)
Cattle
43,992
29,112
117,198
38,244
35,424
112,178
44,226
38,482
119,341
38,833
30,026
104,127
44,941
25,356
81,557
64,884
26,638
83,187
56,647
24,305
62,737
58,195
25,299
76,081
66,598
26,072
126,986
31,800
11,460
101,857
48,018
16,405
104,202
37,336
16,349
82,708
42,969
20,480
Hogs
79,717
Sheep
15,157
11,388
11,867
30,434
38,457
60,488
60,044
103,224
75,412
20,329
24,396
14,066
14,229
Inspected Slaugh-
terings:
Cattle....
44,505
43,253
2,801
34,304
232,875
43,302
46,612
28,448
1,426
229,124
44,156
51,240
16,685
6,519
254,836
41,818
43,171
12,726
37,472
247,722
41.228
32.252
11.369
52.640
191,577
47,184
31,598
11,983
73,856
189,253
52,174
29,450
11,286
89,869
166,352
50,408
27,248
8,216
137,368
189,222
56,03«
23,722
8,982
109,900
249,858
45,075
14,919
5,369
44,019
268,300
50,521
20,255
5,054
43,522
247,081
42,412
22,247
3,614
32,416
220,419
50,959
38,379
3,351
38,307
Swine
250,468
Ay. Retail Prices, In
cents, of Food In
Canada:
Beef chuck lb.
13-7
13-4
13-3
13-3
13-4
13-1
12-7
12-4
11-9
10-9
110
10-9
10-9
Veal roast "
15-7
14-6
13-6
13-5
13-4
13-2
13-1
13-2
12-7
12-2
12-0
12-2
12-4
Mutton roast..."
22-5
22-2
22-9
22-7
21-8
21-4
20-4
19-3
17-9
16-6
16-7
17-5
17-9
Pork fresh .... "
15-6
15-3
15-2
15-0
15-0
15-6
15-9
15-7
14-5
12-9
12-7
12-2
12-3
Bacon break-
fast "
18-4
17-8
17-2
16-8
16-8
17-6
18-8
19-6
19-2
18-6
181
17-4
17-7
Lard pure "
11-8
11-5
11-5
11-3
11-3
11-4
12-1
12-6
13-3
12-9
12-3
11-7
11-5
Eggs fresh... .doz.
82-8
24-8
19-5
19-2
21-5
24-1
25-6
30-3
38-6
45-2
39-1
28-8
27-8
Milk qt
10-2
10-1
10-0
9-8
9-6
9-6
9-6
9-5
9-6
9-8
9-7
9-7
9-7
Butter cream-
ery lb.
24-1
31-2
24-5
22-6
21-6
22-1
25-0
26-9
26-4
25-9
26-1
25-7
26-9
Cheese "
21-3
21-2
21-0
20-7
20-1
20-2
19-8
20-0
19-9
19-8
19 6
19-4
19-2
Bread "
6-3
6-2
6-2
6-2
5-7
5-6
5-6
5-6
5-6
5-8
5-7
5-7
5-6
Flour "
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
2-9
2-9
2-9
2-9
2-8
2-7
2-6
2-6
2-6
Rolled oats... "
4-7
4-7
4-7
4-7
4-8
4-8
4-8
4-8
4-7
4-6
4-6
4-6
4-5
Rice "
8-7
8-5
8-6
8-5
8-6
8-5
8-5
8-4
8-3
8-2
8-2
8-0
8-0
Beans "
4-4
4-3
4-3
4-3
4-3
4-2
4-3
4-3
4-2
4-0
3-9
3-8
3-8
Apples evapor-
ated "
16-4
15-8
15-9
15-5
15-7
15-9
16-1
15-7
15-8
15-5
15-4
14-9
14-7
Prunes "
11-4
11-0
10-8
11-0
10-9
11-0
11-2
10-8
10-7
10 6
10-8
10-6
10-8
Sugar granul-
ated "
61
6-0
60
5-9
5-9
5-8
5-9
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-8
5-7
5-6
Tea "
50-6
50-3
45-2
45-5
45-0
44-6
45-2
44-5
43-8
43-7
43-2
42-2
41-2
Coffee "
43-5
43-7
42-6
42-4
421
41-6
42-4
41-3
41-2
41-0
40-9
40-1
39-4
Potatoes peck
15-8
15-3
15-2
14-7
14-9
26-4
18-4
17-3
17-3
18-1
19-0
19-2
19-2
Cold Storage
1932
1933
Holdings
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
Cold Storage Holdings as at
First of Month:
{000 lbs. or doz.)
Butter —
4,433
63
4,496
7,661
246
422
3,298
21,862
3,822
378
5,97
8,214
40.251
2,845
3,931
4,419
353
210
8,914
367
639
1,006
4,846
176
5,022
9,458
9,247
65
4,974
1,118
2,816
32
2,848
5,934
3,416
534
3,458
22,455
2,840
702
57,695
7,784
41,476
3,286
3,416
4,299
233
198
8,146
484
447
930
3,946
161
4,107
7,701
8,569
48
4,544
1,014
4,292
93
4,385
7,535
8,870
584
4,312
21,593
3,080
1,048
5,991
10,580
42,293
3,743
2,975
8,992
458
175
7,600
648
508
1,156
2,172
140
2,312
6,368
9,288
151
3,830
1,624
16,472
334
16,806
16,022
10,879
829
5,081
18,458
3,122
982
5,848
8,999
37,409
4,257
2,329
3,583
327
162
6,401
716
453
1,169
1,506
214
1,747
5,257
10,173
51
5,218
2,451
25,283
259
25,542
19,355
11,211
820
5,158
13,862
2,695
394
6,422
11,180
34,553
3,566
2,668
4,094
302
224
7,288
802
414
1,215
1,001
277
1,277
4,414
14,086
56
5,522
6,073
30,943
338
31,281
22,119
11,896
995
5,023
10,255
3,118
710
6.083
9.788
29.954
2,707
2,792
4,596
287
177
7,852
893
323
1,216
872
366
1,239
3,374
16,734
83
6,228
3,986
33,318
257
33,575
21,764
11,056
1,205
4,848
6,466
2,463
369
5,051
8,053
22,402
1,183
2,813
4,989
239
72
8,113
889
471
1,360
1,020
449
1,469
2,404
19,512
46
6,825
3,912
31,181
136
31,316
20,423
8.229
519
4,506
5,236
2,573
267
4,451
9,624
22,152
1,913
3,294
5,002
110
88
8,493
958
416
1,374
3,070
383
3,453
2,057
21,706
52
7,177
4,107
26,361
109
26,470
13,229
4,123
271
3,988
6,649
3,830
409
4,912
7,767
23,567
1,539
4,642
4,850
79
93
9,665
894
359
1,253
4,856
439
5,295
3,540
19,953
89
7,173
2 740
20,328
69
20,397
12,944
1,254
273
3.773
11,765
4,281
461
6,219
6,827
29,552
2,327
5,113
3,421
222
184
8,940
702
180
882
5,043
274
5,291
8,341
17,121
40
6,734
1,680
15,476
45
15,521
11,511
433
650
3,524
14,148
3,770
514
5,032
7,874
31,338
2,653
4,639
4,655
229
113
9,636
335
247
582
3,733
276
4,009
7,230
14,046
113
5,960
840
9,605
19
9,624
10,567
88
267
3,270
15,688
3,707
661
5,134
9,164
34,354
2,831
3,88«
4,275
303
189
8,655
178
258
437
2,556
288
2,845
6,463
10,600
99
4,792
760
3,386
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Totals
3,395
Cn EE8E
8,439
Eg re-
278
Fresh
455
Frozen
Pork —
2,920
14,320
3,277
872
5,792
10,633
Totals
34,894
Lard
2,527
Beef —
3,679
4,674
Cured
156
In process of cure
173
Totals
8,683
Veal—
Fresh frozen
173
Fresh not frozen
444
Totals
617
Mutton and Lamb—
Frozen
1,988
184
Totals
2,172
Poultry
5,272
Fish—
Fresh frozen
7,324
Freeh not frozen
64
Smoked, etc
3,784
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Tabic 10. Output of Central Electric Stations in Canada. (A) Monthly Output.
(Thousands of Kilowatt Hours)
Totals for Canada
Generated by Water-Power
Generated by Fue
Month
Mari-
Prairie
British
Prairie
Other
Total
Water
Fuel
Total
Pro-
vinces
Quebeo
Ontario
Pro-
Colurn
Pro-
Pro-
Exports
vinces
bia
vinces
vinces
1930-April
1,480,953
21,385
1,502,338
42,968
744,881
509,615
92,601
90,908
16,437
4.948
117. 5M
May.
1.523,521
21.106
1,544,627
44,139
761,327
524,679
100,116
93,260
16,466
4.640
129,138
June
1,414,236
20.375
1.434,611
42,632
709.245
485,791
87.683
88,885
15.801
4.57'
13R.016
July
1,404,009
21,681
1,425,690
40,667
722,335
460,611
89,169
91,227
16,522
5.159
131,817
August
1,391,054
20,806
1,411,860
41,788
710,842
457,424
84,925
96,075
14,898
5,908
142,571
September.
1.419.051
23,910
1,442,961
38,662
704,123
485,151
92.060
99.055
14,882
9.028
153.657
October
1,549.846
24,714
1,574,560
39,480
781,996
521,991
95.005
111,374
18.874
7.840
161,323
November.
1.488.175
27,228
1,515,403
41,264
764,490
480.131
92,292
109,998
19.506
7.722
141,587
December .
1,513.152
29,156
1,542.308
44,295
764,612
480,442
111,443
112,360
19,748
9.408
149,295
1931- January
1.456.326
32,395
1,488,721
44,394
735,385
469,438
104,099
103,010
20,187
12.208
162.443
February....
1,311,136
27,851
1,338.987
31,097
674,560
422,213
88,481
94,785
17,298
10.553
145.461
March
1,391,982
25.576
1,417,558
34,338
703,708
451,912
95,991
106,033
15,992
9.584
127,940
April
1,388.034
23,056
1,411,090
52,154
717,900
415,482
101,539
100,959
13,360
9,696
97.677
May
1,342.940
22.846
1,365,786
53,433
693,853
394,243
102,640
98,771
12,781
10.065
86,824
Juno
1,267,869
21,959
1,289,828
52,675
638,719
379,568
101.337
95,570
12,139
9.820
88,602
July
1,230.622
20.70C
1,251,322
50,712
620,634
369,294
100,480
89,502
12,297
8.403
95.085
August
1,234,266
21,883
1,256,149
44,924
644,446
352,877
98,119
93,900
12,905
8,978
99,780
September. .
1,263,412
25,001
1,288,413
46,251
662,400
355,122
102,835
96.804
13,436
11,565
93,288
October
1,400.704
27.638
1,428,342
55.743
736,381
384,065
123,087
101,428
15,332
12.306
95.423
November..
1.385.378
29,642
1.415,02(1
56.725
731,014
373,084
125,867
98,688
18,810
10,823
73.357
December . .
1,397,876
34,306
1,432.182
55.214
722,508
385,407
130,407
104,340
20,908
13,398
69.362
1932- January
1.382,794
31.124
1,413,918
49,584
721.P27
374,534
129,050
107,899
20,382
10,742
61,767
February
1.297.892
27.241
1,325.133
46.098
682.589
355,865
115.390
97,041
18.125
0,116
52,422
March
1,363,912
24,784
1,388,696
44 292
713,227
394,206
110.943
101.244
15.410
9,374
55 414
April
1,306.753
22,736
1,329,489
50.445
700,575
363,099
99,544
93,090
12,413
10.323
54,982
May
1.249.226
21,78<]
1,271,015
53.807
661,740
344.635
95,863
03.001
12,204
9,495
51,354
June
1.176.673
21.559
1,198,232
47.894
633.614
325,476
83,542
86.147
11,996
9.563
64.864
July
1,133,555
22.026
1,155,581
38.583
606.872
317,815
81,519
88,766
11,986
10,040
59.015
August
1 , 206. 682
23.538
1,230,220
44,786
663.911
326,021
82,120
89,835
13,530
10.008
60,192
September.
1.254.644
24.496
1,279,140
48,069
687.536
337.472
90.082
91.485
13.976
10.520
71,500
October
1,362.670
27,474
1,390,144
50,980
763.577
348,530
104,78°
94.794
16.072
11.402
Bl,737
November. .
1.417.074
31,153
1,448,227
53.110
823.035
333,565
111,404
95,960
18,303
12,760
35,023
December . .
1,400,793
32,398
1,433,191
52,587
801,939
326,173
116,933
103,161
19.679
12,719
41,609
1933-January ....
1,366,336
30,303
1.396.639
44.535
7 5.142
318.039
116,099
102,521
18.230
12.073
48,018
February. ..
1,273.113
26,453
1.299.566
33,143
718,5?7
323.816
104,085
93,542
16.217
10.236
46,440
March
1.346 849
24.198
1 371,047
40,464
747.878
350.959
108 015
99,533
15 388
8 810
45.344
CB> Average Daily Output
1930-April
May
June
July
August
September
October. . .
November
December.
1931 -January. ..
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Kovomber,
December
1932- January...,
February..,
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December .
1933-January
February. .
March
49.365
713
50,078
1,432
24,829
16.987
3.087
3,030
548
165
49.14f
681
49,827
1,424
24,559
18,925
3,230
3.008
531
l»n
47,141
45.291
44.873
679
699
671
47.820
45.990
45,544
1,422
1,312
1.348
23,842
23.301
22,930
16,193
14.858
14.756
2,922
2,877
2,740
2,962
2,943
3,099
527
533
481
15"
16ft
191
47,301
797
48.098
1,288
23.47C
16.172
3,069
3,302
496
301
49,995
797
50,792
1,273
25.226
16,838
3,065
3.593
544
253
49,60f
908
50,514
1,375
25.48''
16,004
3,077
3,887
650
258
48,811
940
49,751
1,429
24,665
15.498
3,595
3,624
637
303
46.978
1,045
48,023
1,432
23.722
15.143
3.358
3,323
651
304
46.826
995
47,821
1,111
24,091
15,079
3,160
3,385
618
377
44,903
825
45,72«
1,108
22,700
14,578
3,096
3.421
516
300
46,268
76<5
47,036
1,738
23,930
13,849
3,385
3,366
445
323
43,320
737
44,057
1,723
22.382
12,718
3,311
3,186
412
325
42,262
732
42.994
1,758
21,291
12,652
3,378
3,185
405
327
39,698
667
40,365
1,636
20.020
11,913
3.242
2,887
396
271
39,815
706
40,521
1,449
20,789
11,383
3,165
3,029
416
290
42,114
833
42,947
1,542
22,080
11.837
3.42«
3,227
448
385
45,184
891
45,980
1,798
23,754
12.380
3,971
3.272
494
397
46.170
988
47,167
1,891
24,367
12.436
4,195
3,290
627
361
45,093
1.106
46,199
1,781
23,307
12.436
4,207
3,366
674
432
44,606
1.004
45,610
1.567
23,285
12,081
4,192
3,481
657
347
44,754
939
45,693
1,621
23,537
12,271
3,079
3,346
625
314
43,997
799
44,796
1,429
23,007
12,716
3.579
3.266
497
302
43,558
758
44,316
1,681
23,353
12,103
3,318
3,103
414
344
40,298
39,222
702
719
41,000
39,941
1,739
1,597
21,346
21,120
11.117
10.849
3,092
2,785
3,003
2.872
396
400
306
319
36.566
711
37,277
1.214
19.577
10,252
2,630
2.863
387
324
38,925
759
39,684
1.445
21,416
10,517
2.649
2,898
436
323
41.821
817
42,638
1,602
22,918
11.249
3,003
3,049
466
351
43.957
886
44,843
1,642
24,632
11,243
3,380
3,058
518
368
47.236
1,038
48,274
1,770
27,435
11,119
3,713
3,199
613
425
45,186
1,045
46,231
1,696
25,868
10,522
3,772
3,328
635
410
44,075
978
45,053
1.437
25,327
10,259
3.745
3,307
589
389
45,468
945
46,413
1,184
25,662
11,564
3,717
3,341
579
366
43,447
780
44,227
1,305
24,125
11 321
3,485
3,211
496
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Table 11 — Railway Revenue Freight Loaded at Stations in Canada in Tons.
Commodities
1932
1933
Jan.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec
Jan.
Hallway Freight Loaded—
Agricultural Products—
Wheat
409,261
4,882
61,375
25,544
6,657
1,420
3,170
73,978
67,304
41,876
424
20,644
729
17,320
11,262
19,540
2,838
26,457
1,959
23,662
8,829
1,526
3,966
474
867
2,194
308
3,725
2,816
976
435,626
345,671
69,338
95
69,845
24,072
69,632
8,118
1,934
2,290
10,948
54,056
140,082
865
139,123
150,791
10, 693
84,837
11,548
6,863
1,553
23,815
6,616
35, 783
8,532
13,907
4,644
1,623
6,289
1,542
2,632
9.804
12,235
153,039
37,839
6,802
9,762
156,708
117,297
571,574
10.548
113, 19S
34,215
10,778
6.881
3.866
87,781
81,516
40,593
405
3,890
940
28,336
7.313
20,024
8.064
27.905
1,342
18,981
6,322
3.148
4,089
265
2,159
2,213
280
2,588
2,661
317
357,117
97,088
46,589
825
64,586
29,300
174,647
8,582
2,332
2,748
15,325
50,512
189,524
3,600
130,010
181,851
12,116
126, 604
15,468
6,698
8,852
22,259
7.630
50,260
9,655
18,208
3,796
4,196
11,304
7,167
1,834
11,154
75,682
121,966
42,477
2,514
10,905
166,607
169,161
572,287
9,434
123,969
37,540
13,702
7,819
4.036
95,952
75,025
21,640
545
1,478
959
28,437
3,058
16,709
2,688
24,479
596
19.908
6,588
4,335
4,366
148
3,280
3,670
331
2,028
2.630
860
429,206
51,665
19,168
1.010
51,428
23,193
252,232
11.618
1,879
8,126
15,326
62,587
127,518
5,154
93,734
187,905
11,047
174,806
11.097
4,835
2,055
26,511
6.573
60.179
11,181
18,267
2,485
2,567
10,835
5,114
1,409
10,887
88,803
133,501
40,254
2,363
8,177
168.976
149", 078
1,170,526
7.922
41,235
21.337
12,947
5.548
1,718
103,031
84,255
12,353
187
183
1,429
16,127
2,193
9,276
2.871
25,889
1,480
20,934
5,700
4,499
5,139
42
1,765
7,153
460
2,332
2.613
946
429,465
33,191
19,111
942
45.778
25,924
292.715
10,342
708
18,936
15,615
68,111
98,556
6,120
58,434
199,350
22. 644
157.460
15.712
3.713
2,924
25,117
5.372
60, 099
11.889
16.260
2,254
3,345
10.697
4.109
1,194
10.580
20,485
115,217
35,061
2.657
8,836
169,566
138.492
588,611
6.229
73,725
30,709
10,826
7,163
2,963
105,914
83,363
7,353
479
257
3,554
5.233
3,801
8,168
3,017
31,219
1,902
14,944
5,882
3.643
6,873
159
1,241
8,347
1,937
2,054
2,093
1,558
409,383
33,841
22,265
818
45,649
23,909
177, 172
5,802
733
17,396
14,577
72,116
69,996
3,159
63,977
135,208
15,993
177,601
23,058
4,514
9,156
20,059
5,601
57,693
11,739
16,888
1,936
4,934
8,941
3,592
1,620
10,913
9,709
106,001
33,399
2,872
9,054
187,213
121,859
811,770
2,144
24,543
25,836
10,456
2,780
2,819
103,048
79,984
9,499
626
4,521
7,513
1,417
8,959
8,575
2,471
34,139
2,610
13,106
7,048
3,249
4,747
167
1,328
6,415
485
2,031
2,416
1,667
414,123
83,943
23,853
1,032
21,354
23,185
292,224
9,050
1,106
16,311
13,481
55,814
70,067
2.694
47,763
125,939
13,093
208,541
17,138
6,905
1,376
17,789
5,659
57,194
9.393
15.639
3,277
7,214
5,242
2,603
1,374
11,435
13,373
102,453
37,939
3,559
9,877
160,890
133,121
2,318,995
1,686
43,973
64,765
9,814
1,495
2,121
109,753
76,883
10,868
488
34,478
17,704
9,405
20,002
40,362
1,973
41,505
4,170
12,325
6,459
2,943
5,133
191
772
4,895
743
2,612
2.997
2,725
443,921
199,236
35,818
542
25,848
28,949
215,154
6,587
1,752
12,221
12,729
66,725
110,374
1,537
63,795
128,157
11,378
185,461
19,816
4,193
826
20,232
5,630
53,426
12,466
14,281
1,694
3,639
3,047
2,644
1,611
10,132
18,216
102,204
37,895
3,712
10,462
144,933
130,766
1,670,793
3,041
59,399
32,749
10,955
7,037
7,047
144,778
91,206
15,999
455
67,081
9,193
30,366
18,830
107,973
2,369
38,232
11,203
14,516
7,496
2,373
4,526
242
505
4,332
439
2,782
3,064
4,505
426,425
430,350
57,711
360
31.238
28,123
209,773
6,309
1,630
9,187
13,977
77,499
182,086
702
71,378
136,595
14,113
147,274
17,707
8,839
1,084
13,098
4,401
40,414
8,603
15,421
1,922
1,752
3,634
4,842
2,031
10,591
18,744
112,913
47,546
5,654
12,708
154,431
128,511
1,160,863
5,792
72,368
30,338
2,942
8,434
7,153
155, 185
104,479
16,957
303
42,905
1,634
29,963
12,546
96,375
3,031
34,925
6 612
19,803
7,967
2,393
3,772
763
613
2,471
569
2,347
2,693
7,392
453,900
406,823
71,593
90
30,844
22,579
127,553
3.896
1,757
3,621
14,616
68,008
185. 190
1,545
79.356
120,448
18,053
112,366
23 405
8,222
1,033
13.389
4,174
12,618
4,631
12,566
1.143
1,739
4,099
3,802
1,471
9,619
25,063
117,770
54,326
5,753
12,239
151,470
131,085
752,536
5,786
39,533
31,011
7,228
5,339
6,082
87,733
59,411
17,637
169
14,965
900
19,304
8,104
50,345
2,011
21,526
2,266
18,194
7,783
2,971
4,113
5,475
646
1,816
348
2,329
2,450
3,201
417,916
333,358
80,918
74
22,267
17,541
29,174
2,281
1,453
1,552
8,631
34,600
193,999
5S3
63,458
87,468
24,464
85,508
16,820
4,139
684
7,094
4,376
6,624
4,695
8,164
571
1,280
3,084
2,067
1,248
11,099
21,048
100,299
34,307
6,712
8,259
113,722
95.668
468,915
9, 772
Oats
Barley
Rye
24,374
8,410
1,287
Flaxseed
1,300
3,646
Flour
75,521
52,739
18,506
390
22,701
Other fruit (fresh)
841
20,445
Other fresh vegetables
Other agricultural products. . .
Animal Products —
7,482
11.146
1,106
25,526
1,954
Hogs
Dressed meats (fresh)
Dressed meats (cured, salted,
20,713
8,127
2,395
Other packing house products
(edible)
4,105
319
466
1,661
Wool
Hides and leather
Other animal products (non-
edible)
Mixe Products —
330
3,681
2,950
441
334,268
316,281
70,091
-
Other ores and concentrates. .
Base bullion and matte
Clay, gravel, sand, stone
(crushed)
stone
26,214
21,353
21,183
1,251
Crude petroleum
Asphalt
Salt
933
630
9,417
Other mine products
Forest Products—
Logs, posts, poles, cordwood.
Ties
Pulpwood
Lumber— Timber— Box shooke
—Staves heading
Other forest products
Manufactures and Miscellan-
eous—
Refined Petroleum and its pro-
ducts
25,772
150,795
323
82,416
75, 607
12,035
76, 793
Sugar
14,735
Iron, pig and bloom
3,835
Rails and fastenings
816
Bar and sheet iron— Structural
7,588
Castings, machinery & boilers
Cement
3,722
4,669
Brick and artificial stone. .
Lime and plaster
3,584
9,257
Sewer pipe and drain tile
Agricultural implements and
vehicles other than autos....
Automobiles and auto trucks. .
Household goods
714
1,203
5,069
1,575
Furniture
1,890
6,767
Fertilizers, all kinds
Paper, printed matter, books .
Wood-pulp
19,586
117,166
32,519
Fish (fresh, frozen cured, etc.)
Canned goods (all canned food
products)
6,993
6,972
Other manufactures and mis-
cellaneous
109,298
Merchandise
86, 760
18
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 12. Indexes of Employment by Industries, Year 1926 = 100
Industries— First of Month
Indexes of Employment Un-
adjusted—
All Industries
Manufacturing
Animal products — edible
Fur and products
Leather and products
Lumber and products
Rough and dressed lumber .
Furniture
Other lumber products
Musical instruments
Plant products — edible
Pulp and paper products
Pulp and paper
Paper products
Printing and publishing
Rubber products
Textile products
Thread, yarn and cloth
Hosiery and knit goods.. . .
Garments and personal fur-
nishings
Other textile products
Plant products (n.e.s.)
Tobacco
Distilled and malt liquors..
Wood distillates and extracts.
Chemicals and allied products
Clay, glass and stone products
Electric current
Electrical apparatus
Iron and steel products
Crude, rolled and forged
products
Machinery (other than ve-
hicles)
Agricultural implements
Land vehicles
Automobiles and parts... .
Steel shipbuilding and re-
pairing
Heating appliances
Iron and steel fabrication
(n.e.s.)
Foundry and machine shop
products ,
Other iron and steel pro
ducts
Non-ferrous metal products .
Mineral products
Miscellaneous ,
I-0GG1NQ
Mining
Coal
Metallic ores
Non-metallic minerals (ex
cept coal)
Communications
Telegraphs
Telephones
Transportation
Street railways and cartage..
Steam railways
Shipping and stevedoring
Construction and Maintenance
Building ,
Highway
Railway
Services
Hotels and restaurants
Professional
Personal (chiefly laundries)...
Trade
Retail
Wholesale
1932
April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
87-5
87 3
92-7
76-9
90-6
58-8
43-0
81-2
89
40
93
2
88-6
74-4
94-7
105-6
89-7
101-0
109-2
110-9
93-5
83-2
116-8
115-2
118-6
93-1
112-7
75-8
115-6
119-9
75-6
71-3
S2-9
29-1
81-7
75-6
67-9
76-4
73-6
77
92-8
116-3
l'!2-3
31-1
101-0
93-8
135-1
70-3
93-9
94-4
93-8
81-9
110-9
77-6
67-5
79-9
51-7
134-9
59-4
113-9
107-7
127-9
119-4
114-3
120-2
100-8
89-1
i6-0
1C6-3
860
90-5
64-2
51-3
77-4
93-3
31-3
96-9
88-3
72-8
99-1
105-3
86-4
98-9
107-0
1C8-6
81-0
112-4
107-1
119-7
78-8
1141
83-1
117-4
109-9
69-4
58-8
78-6
27-4
73-8
86-3
65.4
76-5
68-0
74-3
75-3
78-4
123-3
97-5
37-9
96-8
86-5
133-0
74-4
941
98-0
931
85-5
113-1
77-1
91 4
92-9
P2-9
147 7
74-0
116-8
111-1
129-4
121-9
118-1
1221
102-4
86
52
83-2
80-3
950
81-0
86-7
50-6
36-2
73-9
76-2
43 9
102-9
861
70-2
99-3
102-9
86-1
96-3
105-4
115-1
85
73-5
121-7
125-4
115
105-2
106-9
53
110-6
101-5
60-5
67-7
24-2
62-1
50-9
54-5
72-0
46-
62-
65
79
118-
98-4
56-2
99
93-4
134-0
65 3
89
84
90-5
83
116
72
94
67
37-4
115-4
56-3
103-7
94-8
125-3
111 8
117-8
124
101-3
1933
Jan.
Feb. Mar. Apr,
Electrical Energy Available for Consumption, Million K.W.H. 1
Economic
Area
Maritime Provinces-
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
1932
1933
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
52-2
584-6
468-8
W)-5
59-7
576-7
433-1
92-7
62-2
522-6
433-6
92-6
56-3
492-9
402-4
85-1
47-4
467-7
399-1
87-9
53-5
509-9
412-5
89-1
57-3
527-2
427-6
90-5
61-0
600-2
462-5
94-0
64-5
654-6
468-0
95-0
63-9
632-0
455-8
102-1
55-2
604-9
451-5
101-6
42-4
549-4
447-4
92-6
48-1
575-3
479-3
98-5
' Production plus provincial imports less provincial exports.
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19
Table 13. Indexes of Employment with Seasonal Adjustment, Indexes of Retail Sales
Automobile Financing.
Classification
Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of
Employment— All Industries
Manufacturing
Leather and products
Rough and dressed lumber
Furniture
Musical Instruments
Pulp and paper
Paper products
Printing and publishing
Rubber products
Textile products
Thread, yarn and cloth
Hosiery and knit goods
Clay, glass and stone products.
Electric current
Electric apparatus
Iron and steel products
Crude, rolled and forged pro-
ducts
Machinery other than vehicles. .
Agricultural implements
Automobiles and parts
Logging
Mining
Metallic ores
Non metallic minerals except
coal
Telephones
Transportation
Street railways and cartage...
Steam railways
Shipping and stevedoring
Construction and Maintenance.
Building
Highway
Railway
Hotels and Restaurants
Trade
Retail
Wholesale
Economic areas and cities—
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
Ottawa
Hamilton
Windsor
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Indexes of Retail Sales, January
1929 = 100 —
Boots and shoes (6)
Candy (6)
Clothing (9)
Drugs (7)
Dyers and cleaners (4)
Furniture (4)
General and departmental, 25
stores and 4 chains
Groceries and meats (23)
Hardware (5)
Music and radio (4) ,
Restaurants (11)
General index ,
Automobile Financing—
Total new and used cars—
Number
Percentage change, 1932 to 1931
Financing in dollars $000
Percentage change, 1932 to 1931
1932
April I May I June I July I Aug. I Sept. I Oct. I Nov.
Dec.
1933
Jan. [ Feb. 1 Mar. I Apr.
First of Month
93-2
921
90-6
951
95-2
95-5
105-9
100-2
109 9
89-0
941
91-3
89-7
92-7
89 6
86-8
84-8
82-3
82-4
83-4
83-0
82-4
84 i
89-8
88
3
85 1
83-4
83-0
80-1
81-0
81-8
80-9
81-4
81-0
77-2
88
6
92-3
92-9
88-3
90-9
92-5
90-1
87-9
84-5
79-5
81-6
54
2
47-6
43-4
42-9
39-8
39-8
38-9
39-7
43-6
43-2
41-9
79
7
75-5
76-8
71-2
63-2
69-2
72-2
74-0
71-7
70-4
63-2
41
34-6
32-9
30-9
36-9
51-2
46-4
43-7
39-9
22-8
20-7
77
1
72-8
70-1
71-3
69-9
72-8
71-7
73-2
71-6
71-2
70-9
94
3
95-9
98-9
97-6
95-5
98-2
96-9
98-6
95-4
95-7
97-4
106
5
104-8
105-6
104-3
102-6
104-0
102-6
102-2
102-4
98-4
100-1
87
1
84-2
84-3
85-0
80-7
82-8
83-2
83-6
85-6
81-6
74-2
98
4
98-4
98-8
97-7
94-1
96-0
98-3
97-4
95-6
92-4
89-2
109
107-5
107-0
105-3
102-7
105-1
105-1
105-1
103-8
100-7
96-0
109
8
110-0
108-6
109-2
106-2
106-9
109-7
111-3
110-3
109-3
101-9
81
77-7
78-8
72-7
65-0
64-8
66-6
58-5
53-2
56-4
54-4
122
117-7
115-9
113-1
110-5
110-9
109-4
108-7
110-7
112-7
113-3
121
1170
110-8
110-3
110-1
102-0
103-6
104-7
98-4
96-7
87-7
74
1
68-7
66-7
67-3
63-9
62-6
61-7
58-2
60-6
61-4
57-5
68
7
61-5
55-5
61-2
53-8
62-0
60-1
62-1
64-9
51-9
38-6
82
79-8
79-2
77-2
71-4
70-8
68-4
62-8
68-2
66-3
63-2
27
1
260
26-2
27-0
23-4
24-8
23-9
22-7
241
24-1
31-3
64
7
661
72-4
83-4
82-6
59-1
47-8
52-5
60-3
82-7
61-1
40
42-9
45-3
51-5
49-4
38-5
33-6
32-8
38-9
53-1
41-5
104
100-5
98-8
96-1
95-7
96-5
96-6
98-'
97-4
94-9
95-7
140
133-8
132-1
130-2
128-3
126-6
128-6
131-2
132-7
133-4
139-2
79
6
74-7
70-9
69-9
67-1
66-2
67-1
66-4
64-6
66-4
640
95
s
93-9
92-9
91-6
90-7
90-1
89-5
89-3
90-2
89-3
88-2
86
9
87-5
84-7
83-8
82-7
83-3
82-8
80-2
80-8
81-1
79-3
117
4
114-4
1120
111-9
110-5
114-6
115-1
114-4
115-1
117-9
118-4
81
3
811
78-0
76-5
74-9
74-9
74-8
71-6
71-2
72-0
70-7
S3
fi
89-5
78-5
79-6
80-1
80-0
78-5
76-1
83-2
82-3
76-6
119
3
99-9
87-1
73-6
65-9
63-3
66-2
661
69-9
82-6
85-5
65
8
66-0
62-2
53-1
46-9
42-4
40-1
36-1
36-0
37-0
34-4
394
4
269-4
163-2
97-5
81-8
77-5
87-2
100-7
120-9
161-0
291-3
81
1
70-3
60-8
58-1
54-6
59-6
64-4
60-6
66-8
73-2
69-9
118
9
117-6
109-0
103-5
97-2
102-3
97-3
102 9
102-8
104-4
105-5
117
3
117-8
117-4
115-9
115-3
114-0
114-3
113-7
111-6
113-4
110-9
123
124-8
124 1
123-7
120-7
120-6
120-9
120-2
115-2
117-8
116-1
103-5
102-8
103-5
100-9
101-2
100-9
100-4
99-6
99-2
99-6
98-9
89-6
95-3
91-1
85-3
83-7
81-8
87-n
80-1
83-2
80-3
79-9
8S S
85-2
83-9
80-1
81-4
81-3
79-6
81-3
84-9
80-7
78-0
911
88-4
83-9
84-6
82-5
82-7
80-3
82-6
84-3
81 5
82-3
92-8
88-9
86-2
84-6
87-0
90-4
86-0
83-3
88-1
851
86-3
82-9
81-7
80-2
76 1
77-4
77-7
75-2
74-2
77-4
74-2
72-3
92-3
88-9
85-4
82-1
82-7
83-9
811
82-5
82-9
82 9
81-6
107-4
109-8
102-4
97-2
101-4
94-2
92-7
93-4
94-8
94-2
99-5
97-9
96-7
94-3
91-8
90-0
90-8
89-7
87-8
87-6
88-4
88-2
103-1
95-9
92-9
91-5
92-6
88-2
91-9
94-4
91-7
93-9
93-9
86-6
83-9
82-9
78-9
75 8
75-9
76-1
75-3
73-0
73-9
73-4
80-3
81-8
87-8
78-0
69-3
50-3
66-0
65-5
85-5
65-9
65-5
89-2
86-7
87
85-1
82-5
82-2
81-0
78-5
79-6
81-1
81-8
87
3
89-7
87-3
84-2
84-8
85-1
86-2
84-5
86-1
87-1
84-5
1932
Feb.
69-8
52-1
87-4
75-4
64-5
78-7
80-8
54-1
34-9
650
74-4
4.170
-22-3
1,529
-35-2
Mar.
62-5
103-0
85-8
90-8
88-3
49 5
89-3
88-2
65-6
31-9
67-3
85-3
4,950
-38-2
2,025
-43
April
87-3
72-3
98-4
87-4
127-8
53-6
103-1
84-5
93-9
28-6
680
92-1
7,345
-49-5
3,000
-52-5
May
75-3
91-7
79-3
119-6
52-9
103-9
82-9
120-1
26-6
64-5
91-0
9,615
-33-9
3,788
-40
June
107-5
63-7
110-8
84-4
119-2
43-7
9,151
-20-7
3,472
-29-4
July
83-1
70-9
68-7
79-0
93-2
32-7
88-0
78-8
89-2
15-9
63-9
79-6
6,632
-35-8
2,475
-41-0
Aug.
57-3
69-2
51-6
79-3
92-2
44-9
81-6
75
94-0
22-1
65-6
73-7
6,065
-10
2.185
-24
Sept.
71-6
62-7
80-7
76-8
123-5
54-9
94-0
78-9
104-5
38 8
64-7
84-0
5,018
-15-8
1,897
-27-4
Oct.
76-5
68-3
87-2
81-2
108-8
58-4
109-9
80-0
102-7
39-0
61-5
91-6
4,361
-32-2
1,583
-40-5
Nov
77-3
57-0
85-6
79-3
92-2
55-6
97-7
78-0
79-4
40-7
56-1
85-0
4,2
-17-0
1,31
-37
Dec.
95
127-9
120-4
92-9
77-4
161-7
85-6
99-3
41 6
62-4
119-7
3,641
-26-2
1,132
-38-4
1933
Jan.
50-8
53-2
52-0
74-4
66-8
27-4
60S
70-0
43-2
20-7
54-0
63-9
3,013
-25-6
1,001
-30-8
Feb.
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Table 14. Trend of Business in the Five Economic Areas 1
Areas and Items
Business in Five Economic
Areas—
Canada—
Contracts awarded $000
Building Permit* $000
Employment. Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
8ales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Maritime Provinces —
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1928-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures . . . Number
Quebec —
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Emolovmont. Average 1926—100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Ontario—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
Prairie Provinces—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
British Columbia—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1926 — 100
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
1932
Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
10,767
3,324
87-5
2,024
37,206
312
72
88-3
41-2
2,395
13
3,297
950
85-0
638
11,354
4,579
1,698
91-1
861
16,035
68
345
86-1
353
5,031
40
572
259
80-9
130-4
2,391
10.113
4,237
87 5
2,074
33,425
190
585
473
87 8
42-5
1,781
13
2,948
830
86
596
9,845
75
4,018
1.820
89-5
925
14,851
79
1.724
825
87-6
379
4,702
17
288
82-7
131 1
2,246
14.186
5,290
891
2,175
30, 779
204
338
147
96-4
49-2
1,939
14
7,390
1,467
87-8
676
8.913
£0
4,168
1,511
89-9
967
13.660
79
1,417
1,904
89-3
358
4,289
20
874
262
83-7
124-9
1,978
11
12,155
4,388
88-7
2,203
40,744
176
131
96-4
43-6
2,242
18
4.16*
1,535
86-6
693
13,116
61
4,321
2,064
89-2
944
17,258
70
1,852
470
90-5
397
5,750
17
474
188
83-7
124-1
2,378
10
12,540
4,227
86-3
2,176
34,226
175
207
90-1
46-2
2,381
8
3,444
2,120
84
647
9,924
72
6,793
1,115
86-9
975
14,587
65
1,023
480
90-1
388
5,323
21
651
304
81-4
118-3
2,011
12,689
3,331
86-0
2,116
28,124
961
118
87 8
41-8
6,858
1,145
85-3
641
8,533
3,360
977
851
895
11,608
72
830
367
91-6
406
4,370
15
679
724
82-8
131-8
1,816
9,647
2,204
86-7
2,098
25,023
192
344
71
84-9
43-3
1,532
3,475
455
85-8
623
7,757
4,691
901
86-1
917
10,433
644
337
94-6
402
3.633
21
493
439
82-1
112-1
1.668
8,876
3,056
84-7
2,367
29,657
199
5C8
139
86-8
43-2
1,749
15
4,859
1.289
83-6
692
8,92^
2,722
1,154
84-2
927
12,498
73
628
222
91-6
26
159
253
77-8
124-6
1,802
5
10,170
2,505
83-2
2,466
33,739
229
348
134
83-8
40-6
2,068
15
4,938
710
9,895
2,861
1,522
84-1
1,158
14,461
80
828
104
86-7
435
5,291
35
1,196
136
73 8
122-2
2,024
10
4,190
1,481
78-5
2,085
33,249
542
72
801
39-4
2,042
10
1,248
261
77-8
606
9,793
1,476
939
78-8
904
14,290
48
137
84
410
5,083
31
875
72
69-7
125-3
2,041
1933
Jan Feb. Mar
3,362
1,164
76-8
1,969
29,171
216
124
43
76-5
38-2
1,914
11
1,523
328
75-7
607
950
316
78-5
853
12,013
79
101
308
80-4
354
4,377
27
665
168
68-0
117-4
1,988
9
5,149
907
76-9
1,830
26,089
214
193
44
76-8
34-5
1,600
14
1,210
215
74-1
562
8,315
85
349
79-8
863
11,148
191
52
80-0
267
3.4C9
29
590
247
67-7
103-8
1,617
3,192
935
760
1,887
29,601
156
102
78-3
33-3
2,087
973
221
731
534
9,222
1,325
386
78-3
786
12,461
220
87
78-3
430
J, 766
518
138
104-5
2,065
'Employment indexes apply to first of following month.
Table 15.
Mineral Production by Months
Minerals
1932
1933
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec
Jan.
Feb.
Mineral Froduction
Metals —
Gold
000 oz.
000 oz.
tons
tone
tons
tons
000 tons
000 bbls.
000 M cu. ft
tons
000 tone
tons
tons
ALS—
OCO bbls.
$000
tone
225-9
1,601
1,787
11,214
10,077
7,112
1,230
90-8
3,044
7,706
6-10
945
10,332
236
296
23,632
255-7
1,460
1,877
11,831
10.666
7,583
1.049
97 5
3,010
8.937
5-86
1.160
13,093
276
311
29,108
246-4
1,645
1,692
11,039
10.812
7,325
739
95-6
2,354
8,830
15-55
415
15,326
427
362
26.744
268-5
1,418
1,736
10,678
10,075
7,624
697
95-2
1,760
9,942
32-24
423
15,406
531
404
30,014
270-5
1,311
1,581
10,335
11,228
7,333
752
89-5
1,131
7,977
70-71
479
15,409
567
428
27.290
247-9
1,825
1,480
9,045
10,027
7,603
653
86-9
982
7,164
80-14
635
13,869
457
375
27,185
262-6
1,447
420
8,802
10,899
6,866
720
85-2
912
9.918
69-46
360
14,331
510
386
27,733
260-5
1,172
339
9,406
9,947
6.651
929
79-8
1,158
11.001
52-53
375
15,218
509
356
28,550
253-1
1,511
1,071
11,293
9,930
6,852
1,229
78-8
1,712
13,232
52-34
482
16,683
411
323
34,822
252-5
1,515
614
8,858
13,180
6,653
1.263
77-1
2,182
11.616
27-60
433
18,640
193
249
29,211
266-7
1,299
684
11,105
9,972
6,984
1,160
80-8
2,699
14,478
19-61
493
9,833
83
133
18,295
233-4
1,384
890
11,475
10,391
6,946
1,023
82-8
2,945
5,950
2-73
228-2
Nickel
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Fuels—
Coal
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Non-metals—
6,325
812
73-1
2,827
5,482
Gypsum
Feldspar
Salt
Structural Mater
Cement
Clay products....
Lime
9,884
65
111
18,224
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Table 16. Weekly Indicators of Economic Activity in Canada, 1932
Items
Jan.
February
March
April
28
4
11
18
5
4
11
18
25
1
8
Statistics of Grain Trade—
Receipts Country Elevators —
Wheat 000 bushels
Oats 000 bushels
Barley 000 bushels
Flax 000 bushels
Rye 000 bushels
Visible Supply—
Wheat 000,000 bushels
2,412
290
118
12
18
229-2
9,345
6,806
1,480
5,020
•452
•229
•280
•773
•310
10,709
3,409
25,760
5,167
3-58
6-25
3-75
5-69
4,119
1,221
4,387
661
523
922
1,258
1,444
500
11,006
5,396
3,233
427
123
14
20
230-1
9.389
6,776
1,483
5,020
•457
•226
•275
•772
•314
9,504
4,013
22,217
3,696
3-53
6-29
3-65
5-69
3,715
1,164
4,825
886
592
980
1,221
1,471
541
10,610
5,906
31,911
17,119
48-20
59-36
75-95
179-72
20-07
21-26
49-06
39-07
39-23
72-47
55-14
55-93
54-87
57-96
52-0
43-0
1-7
35-9
83-3
28-5
75-2
33-5
63-6
37-1
26-8
59-3
43-8
41-4
57-4
27-9
44-5
70-6
79-0
27-6
70-9
1,941
297
113
7
12
229-5
9,244
6.768
1,454
5,044
•471
•230
•275
•777
•319
8,691
4,085
17,401
2,625
3-59
6-54
3-68
5-66
2,619
819
5,507
1,389
575
928
1,425
1,293
613
10,411
5,112
30,691
16,211
33-27
43 11
93-15
294-90
19-12
19-18
56-12
33-75
43-23
70-00
46-49
53-22
53-41
52-80
51-5
40-5
1-8
34-6
80-5
28-1
74-8
32-9
65-8
36-3
25-7
58-1
43-5
41-5
58-4
27-1
44-0
77-5
86-9
29-7
77-9
1,814
262
74
3
12
226-5
9,297
6,700
1,403
5,090
•477
•232
•274
•780
•322
9,280
3,692
20,470
4,013
3-75
6-85
4-20
6-00
4,009
1,375
6,559
1,274
853
1,002
1,297
1,547
690
11,379
5,894
35,879
18,899
51-37
74-61
112-33
236-36
27-29
20-42
49-17
39-57
47-26
74-95
52-41
61-31
57-97
67-97
52-4
41-5
1-6
34-2
84-3
27-5
75-8
33-9
64-8
35-9
24-4
59-0
43-8
43-9
63-6
27-1
44-6
76-8
86-5
28-5
77-2
3,636
577
137
12
21
225-0
9,265
6,696
1,459
5,085
•482
•239
•275
•779
•321
10,244
4,778
24,913
3,577
3-52
6-75
3-85
6-43
5,315
1,139
4,113
807
876
1,102
1,315
1,658
819
11,114
5,681
33,939
17,668
73-73
64-57
70-55
159-80
26-92
22-90
52-54
41-54
55-71
75-04
50-97
59-25
54-53
68-71
50-0
39-8
1-6
34-9
80-0
25-9
73-6
32-5
61-8
33-3
20-8
54-9
42-8
41-5
60-4
25-4
42-1
75-1
84-5
27-9
75-5
3,774
806
185
13
32
224-0
9,513
6,729
1,459
5,110
•491
•240
•275
•777
•320
9,098
3,920
20,002
3,937
3-27
6-72
4-05
6-07
5,900
1,132
3,151
834
759
1,068
1,289
1,743
807
11,167
6,361
34,211
18,049
75-16
58-23
53-75
177-83
23-21
21-99
50-04
43-18
54-27
71-99
54-62
57-46
53-64
65-16
49-0
38-9
1-4
33-1
79-9
26-0
70-8
32-3
59-2
32-8
20-8
55-0
41-7
40-4
58-8
24-8
41-3
69-6
80-9
26-2
3, £83
758
167
12
26
223-4
9,858
6,674
1,438
5,10'
•501
•248
•285
•794
•337
8,462
4,691
19.689
3,209
3-59
7-21
4-55
6-26
5,290
1,136
3,676
850
691
1,065
1,369
1,654
727
11,495
6,418
34,371
15,769
70-51
55-28
68-58
209-88
20-46
24-30
53-04
42-27
49-83
71-87
55-19
58-40
54-73
65-81
50-2
39-2
1-1
32-3
81-5
27-2
69-9
33-2
61-8
34-1
22-4
56-6
42-6
40-3
57-7
25-7
42-3
66-2
77-8
26-3
5,169
1,217
241
14
38
224-6
10,784
6,795
1,445
5,130
•506
•252
•297
•801
•351
9,718
5,461
21,445
3,942
3-88
7-02
5-04
6-35
6,285
1,479
3,335
972
715
907
1,439
1,642
636
11,594
6,882
35,886
16,581
81-79
71-07
62-92
251-17
19-92
20-30
56-08
42-47
43-44
72-16
56-01
60-06
54-37
71-93
53-0
42-7
•9
35-1
82-4
26-0
72-4
36-8
68-8
34-9
22-6
58-3
44-0
41-6
59-7
26-4
44-0
67-4
83-9
26-8
69-5
4,784
1,459
224
18
49
225-2
11,629
6,732
1,358
5,138
•486
•242
•291
•793
•339
9,933
6-630
21.567
3,994
4-04
6-42
5-29
6-42
6,740
1,437
2,955
764
774
1,050
1,280
1,565
664
11,776
6,527
35,532
16,418
93-78
65-26
60-94
215-82
21-20
24-68
51-65
41-92
45-02
70-68
50-25
59-28
53-13
72-41
52-0
41-5
•8
35-7
79-7
25-0
72-9
36-8
68-6
34-0
21-1
57-8
43-6
40-7
58-6
25-7
43-1
66-5
83-2
26-6
68-7
3,708
1,151
219
17
30
226-7
11,864
6,790
1,359
5,178
•489
•241
•293
•791
•344
9,460
6,502
22,094
2,760
4-02
5-84
6-07
6-87
5,362
1,545
2,593
692
873
1,220
1,219
1,568
73.3
11,891
6,888
34,584
18,016
81-51
66-91
55-78
190-11
23-89
32-17
49-37
45-12
49-93
70-20
53-97
59-11
55-09
67-64
50-7
39-5
•8
35-2
78-7
24-9
72-8
36-1
65-8
32-8
20-0
55-7
42-3
39-8
57-5
24-9
41-9
66-5
81-1
26-5
68-2
2,384
594
103
15
22
225-9
Oats 000 bushels
12,238
Barley 000 bushels
Flax 000 bushels
Rye 000 bushels
Aver. Cash Price Ft. William and Pt.
Arthur —
Wheat No. 1 Nor $ per bush
Oats No. 2C.W
6,742
1,320
5,141
M
•507
•240
Barley No. 3 C.W "
•299
Flax No. 1 N.W.C
Rye No. 1 C.W
•800
•362
Sales on Stock Yards —
Cattle No .
10,333
6,661
Hogs "
Sheep "
Steers, 1,000-1,200 lbs per cwt. $
23,476
2,531
4-19
Hogs, thick smooth " $
Lambs, good handy weight " %
Carloadings, Totals-
611
5-85
7-43
4,200
1,451
2,558
Coke
517
787
869
1,474
1,097
770
Mdse L.C.L
12,315
6,290
31,437
17,474
53-77
60-06
68-35
136 01
19-13
22-36
50-77
44-06
36-58
76-29
53-45
56-60
55-07
59-47
53-5
45-4
1-1
37-2
86-6
30-5
76-0
33-9
651
40-0
30-2
64-1
45-8
43-4
60-6
28-9
46-8
67-6
76-8
28-3
68-3
32,328
Total cars received from connections
Indexes of Carloadings. 1926=100 —
17,882
68-21
65-87
Coal
58-98
Coke
136-05
21-82
28-21
59-99
34-04
Ore
51-64
Merchandise
71-59
49-38
Total for Canada
56-55
54-39
60-98
Industrials —
50-6
Iron and steel(19)
38-7
•8
Milling (5)
36-3
Oils (4)
78-4
Textiles and clothing (9)
24-9
Food and allied products (21)
71-2
Beverages (8)
34-8
Miscellaneous (21)
66-5
Utilities—
Total (18)
31-3
Transportation (2)
18-7
Telephone and telegraph (2)
53-3
Power and traction (14)
40-7
Companies Abroad —
Total (8)
39-6
Industrial (1)
57-5
Utility (7)
24-6
Grand total (122)
41-2
Gold (11)
68-4
78-9
Silver and miscellaneous (5)
25-8
Total Index (20) . . .
70-51 67-3
69-0
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Table 17. Bank Debits to Individual Accounts in the Clearing House Centres of Canada in
Millions of Dollars, with Annual Totals for Leading Cities and Economic Areas
Year
Canada
Halifax
Saint
John
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancou-
ver
Maritime
Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie
Provinces
British
Columbia
1924
27,157
249
282
7,502
7,659
3,793
1.410
585
8,133
11,209
5,505
1,725
1925
28,126
292
208
7,766
7,588
4,183
1,475
572
8,475
11,236
6,000
1.842
1926
30,358
310
215
9,133
8.210
3,877
1,553
605
9,909
11,998
5,886
1,960
1927
36,094
325
219
11,780
10,537
4,005
1,596
628
12,744
14,642
6,127
2,053
1928
43,477
405
249
13,962
12,673
5,188
1,982
745
14,913
17,312
8,005
2,499
1929
46,670
425
273
15,558
13,714
4.789
2,366
798
16,483
18.543
7,923
2,923
1930
37,491
362
246
12,271
10,655
3,712
1.813
708
13.137
15,044
6,279
2,322
1931
31,536
330
235
9,757
9,512
3,280
1,416
653
10,550
13,377
5,201
1,806
1932
25,844
258
214
7,136
8,066
3,138
1,190
519
7,766
11,259
4,797
1,503
Clearing House
Centres
1932
1933
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Bank Debits
Maritime Provinces
Halifax
$
19-7
5-7
15-9
S
211
6-3
15-2
f
26-3
60
16-9
%
21-4
6-4
15-7
S
24-1
6-2
15-9
%
20-3
5-6
15-9
$
22-6
5-6
15-1
S
21-7
5-7
15-8
1
21-1
6-0
13.5
S
19-9
6-2
13-3
S
19-4
6-5
12-4
1
16-9
5-1
12-6
16-8
4-9
Saint John
11-6
Totals
41-2
42-5
49-2
43-6
46-2
41-8
43-3
43-2
40-6
39-4
38-2
34-5
33-3
Quebec —
587-9
45-0
5-4
548-9
41-0
6-0
612-0
58-2
6-0
639-7
47-4
6-3
587-6
54-3
5-5
592-6
43-1
5-8
576-6
40-9
5-8
631-1
55-4
5-7
654-1
49-9
5-7
556-8
43-5
5-8
546-4
55-4
5-1
520-8
36-5
4-7
493-4
36-4
Sherbrooke
4-6
Totals
638-3
595-9
676-2
693-4
647-4
641-4
623-3
692-2
709-7
606-1
607-0
562-0
534-4
Ontario —
6-5
5-1
3-4
45-9
3-9
7-3
25-7
122-6
4-6
6-4
3-5
607-8
18-6
7-4
5-6
4-4
46-8
4-5
8-2
25-6
141-2
4-7
6 9
3-7
646-2
20-3
6-9
60
4-6
481
4-8
7-9
28-0
174-6
4-4
8-5
3-4
650-8
18-9
7-7
5-2
51
45-4
5-0
8-8
32-1
159-0
4-7
8-8
4-3
639-7
18-5
8-5
4-3
5-4
40-1
5-4
8-1
28-8
132-6
4-8
8-8
3-1
708-8
17-0
6-2
4-8
4-6
43-2
4-2
6-9
23-3
124-4
3-9
6-8
2-9
644-6
18-4
6-6
110
4.4
45-4
5-3
7-6
22-7
83-8
4-4
11-8
3-2
692-7
18-1
7-5
4-4
4-2
41-5
4-8
8-2
26-3
89-5
4-0
9-2
3-2
707-2
17-3
6-9
6-8
5-6
43-4
4-3
8-6
24-9
203-1
4-3
6-6
3-3
823-4
17-3
7-7
7-7
5-4
39-0
4-7
8-0
26-6
99-2
5-4
8-1
3-1
672-1
16-7
6-4
5-3
3-6
32-5
3-9
7-7
24-5
86-8
3-9
6-7
2-6
655-3
13-3
5-1
3-8
4-6
29-2
3-6
6-6
21-9
80-6
2-9
4-2
2-5
683-6
14-3
5-5
4-0
Fort William
2-9
31-7
3-7
6-5
22-8
81-3
Peterborough
3-6
6-4
3-0
594-6
19-5
Totals
861-3
925-3
966-9
944-2
975-9
894-2
917-0
927-4
1,158-5
903-8
852-5
863-0
785-5
Prairie Provinces-
2-8
40-2
410
2-4
1-7
4-6
1-7
44 1
9-0
205-2
2-5
40-5
35-7
2-9
1-7
4 4
20
45 3
9-9
234- 1
30
42-0
31 2
2-9
1-5
5-0
1-8
39-3
9-8
221-4
2-8
48-9
32-3
3-1
1-6
5-2
1-8
34-2
9-3
258-3
2-7
34-6
28-9
3-0
1-7
5-6
1-7
35 9
8-8
264-7
2-7
37-3
30-6
3-3
1-5
4-4
1-6
36-7
9-7
278-8
3-1
43-4
28-2
3-6
1-7
51
1-6
41-0
100
264-6
3-5
51-0
340
3-7
2-4
6-1
1-8
61-6
11-5
404-2
2-8
48-6
26-8
3-5
2-0
5-2
1-8
34-1
9-8
300-8
2 6
43-9
30-4
3-3
1-8
5-3
1-9
29-8
9-2
281-7
2-2
43-9
37-6
2-6
1-5
4-5
1-4
27-2
7-7
225-2
1-7
31-6
22-0
1-9
1-3
2-9
1-0
21-9
6-0
176-7
2-0
38-9
Edmonton
Let.hbridsre
Medicine Hat
Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
30-0
2-5
1-5
3-0
1-5
33-6
7-1
310-6
Totals
352-8
379-1
357-9
397-5
387-8
406-5
402-2
579-7
435-3
410-0
353-8
266-9
429-6
British Columbia—
New Westminster.
Vancouver
4-2
100-6
25-6
4-6
105-6
21-0
4-4
97-9
22-5
4-2
961
23-8
4-6
91-7
22-0
4-2
105-1
22-5
4-2
89-1
18-9
4-2
102-1
18-4
3-6
97-9
20-6
4-1
98-1
23-0
3-5
91-3
22-5
3-1
82-8
18-0
3-5
84-7
16-3
Totals
130-4
131-1
124-9
124-1
118-3
131-8
1121
124-6
122-2
125-3
117-4
103-8
104-5
Totals Canada.
2,024-0
2,073-9
2,175-2
2.202-8
2.175-6
2,115-7
2,097-
2,367-2
2,466-3
2,084-6
1,968-9
1,830-3
1,887-3
Table 18. Indexes of Employment by Cities, 1926 = 100
1st of Month
1932
1933
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Employ-
ment-
Montreal...,.
Quebec
Toronto
Ottawa
Hamilton....
Windsor
Winnipeg
Vancouver. . .
88-0
100-8
99-6
108-9
91-3
83-5
92-5
91-1
87-4
100-9
97-8
104-5
90-2
81-4
89-6
90-1
89-8
101-9
97-8
96-6
90-4
80-4
88-5
87-8
91-2
102-0
97-8
101-7
87-4
89-8
86-8
87-8
911
104-0
97-5
102-5
86-9
88-3
861
87-e
91-7
105-6
96-8
100-9
84-9
91-0
85-2
89-4
88-6
104-8
94-6
99-3
84-4
89-6
87-0
88-7
85-5
101-0
92-3
97-6
80-6
80-0
86-0
87-9
86-3
105-8
91-6
98-0
77-1
71-8
85-1
89-0
88-0
100-2
93-5
94-4
77-6
58-7
85-6
88-5
84-8
98-5
92-5
94-1
77-8
62-5
84-3
87-9
85-1
95-9
91-2
92-6
76-6
63-7
82-2
85-8
77-5
92-6
86-5
85-8
70-7
63-9
80-8
82-5
76-1
88-9
84-7
85-7
70-4
67-2
77-8
81-2
75-8
92-3
84-4
85-5
70-8
70-5
78-0
80-5
76-4
92-7
85-0
85-3
70-9
79-0
78-0
79-0
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Table 19. Building Permits Issued by Sixty-one Cities in Canada in Thousands of Dollars
City
1932
1933
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Funding Permits—
Nova Scotia
56
213
106
92
120
67
51
102
109
49
37
30
75
Halifax
51
1
5
108
26
79
95
2
9
89
1
3
105
1
14
67
40
92
2
8
108
49
37
28
2
75
New Glasgow
10
New Brunswick. . .
16
260
40
39
88
51
49
36
25
23
6
15
27
Fredericton
2
2
13
3
32
225
4
12
24
3
6
31
5
5S
24
1
23
27
29
20
2
5
29
5
6
19
6
Saint John
22
6
15
17
950
830
1,467
1,536
2,116
1,151
530
1,290
609
261
328
215
221
Montreal and Mai-
sonneuve
839
72
1
14
24
1
661
70
7
18
32
42
1,311
115
2
20
13
5
1,420
52
4
28
8
23
1,810
241
46
8
12
973
99
6
32
8
33
338
61
77
11
43
1,149
68
1
12
1
59
248
320
4
4
33
216
12
308
12
194
14
1
2
1
3
184
16
Shawinigan
Sherbrooke
Three Rivers
Westmount
2
1
30
4
4
2
2
18
1,689
1,820
1,512
2,067
1,116
977
901
1,175
1,522
939
316
349
386
Belleville
2
20
7
11
19
15
114
13
5
79
1
351
17
35
9
41
13
11
98
89
138
87
36
9
145
5
11
18
4
12
14
5
9
817
157
21
11
19
8
9
63
12
17
111
108
19
63
10
6
132
2
16
156
7
14
4
15
13
514
171
4
3
1
14
7
10
23
10
38
149
28
37
49
106
6
261
"14
12
7
18
1
8
34
376
126
8
699
2
6
13
2
28
8
8
187
8
2
35
2
1
115
6
8
31
4
50
2
4
13
394
115
3
66
i
2
12
14
13
72
30
25
27
1
1
76
1
100
5
6
22
1
4
29
381
119
9
13
1
8
9
6
70
3
14
105
22
13
35
2
5
68
1
1
14
3
9
14
5
11
317
129
1
8
8
29
5
6
8
3
15
348
19
33
31
2
4
91
3
8
12
12
8
1
3
9
383
111
11
6
2
22
3
10
45
7
37
38
2
7
38
1
6
25
2
18
4
5
1
1,197
46
1
2
3
2
3
1
....
1
2
17
3
10
6
3
4
35
"*2
43
1
i9
3
1
3
9
Fort William
Gait
33
2
12
8
8
22
3
1
39
1
1
30
4
2
2
29
3
6
44
Niagara Falls
2
48
i
3
2
2
2
805
c
2
2
11
2
2
1
1
1
10
3
""i34
53
6
11
35
7
Peterborough
Port Arthur
12
3
5
5
8
St. Catharines
3
8
12
589
386
6
13
1
2
5
153
34
5
3
3
Sault Ste. Marie..
1
168
York and East
Townships
Welland
16
2
3
5
4
7
6
3
1
3
11
1
1
11
1
17
1
4
3
12
1
10
Woodstock
3
2
1
1
1
41
199
1,108
135
202
171
132
79
30
115
17
9
32
1
5
36
5
54
139
7
28
1,073
2
4
128
6
3
192
1
10
161
7
6
118
6
72
30
2
100
13
St. Boniface
1
16
1
8
3i
Saskatchewan
249
179
486
155
207
163
137
90
39
73
257
8
17
Moose Jaw
40
95
114
61
18
100
52
26
409
24
22
108
112
7
88
15
19
129
6
18
113
5
9
76
12
26
1
1
71
'"256
2
2
6
10
Saskatoon
6
85
431
431
249
191
159
154
118
51
20
34
36
39
50
31
2
2
250
160
13
8
74
347
9
1
74
171
2
1
68
112
9
55
76
22
5
71
74
8
1
61
48
8
16
13
"'21
13
6
15
6
13
26
9
1
24
Edmonton
Lethbridge
12
2
British Columbia..
269
298
272
198
314
734
449
253
136
72
168
247
138
1
8
13
13
187
11
36
4
1
8
1
212
5
66
11
"i5
4
203
2
36
8
4
10
5
127
1
44
1
3
17
10
233
5
45
3
4
16
2
634
37
39
9
5
14
2
384
4
31
8
19
9
2
176
4
35
2
3
""m
'"it
1
9
f
2
196
10
1
New Westminster.
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
3
2
54
1
12
2
""i45
5
3
98
2
20
34
20
Total 61 cities...
3,395
4,371
5,483
4,749
4,410
3,523
2,450
3,171
2,553
1,569
1,164
907
935
24
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 20. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices: 1926 = 100
Classification
Totals
Component Material-
Vegetable products
Animal products
Textiles
Wood and paper
Iron and its products
Non-ferrous metals
Non-metallic minerals
Chemicals
Purpose— Consumers goods
Foods, beverages and tobacco. .
Producers' goods
Producers' equipment
Producers' materials
Building and construction ma-
terials
Manufacturers' materials
Origin — Raw and partly manu-
factured
Fully and chiefly manufact'd
Fikld origin— raw
Manufactured
Totals
Animal origin— Raw
Manufactured
Totals
Canadian farm PRODUCTS-Field
Animal
Totals
Marine origin— Raw.
Manufactured
Totals
Forest origin— Raw
Manufactured
Totals
Mineral origin— Raw
Manufactured
Totals
Commodity Groups-
Fruits
Grains
Flour and milled products
Rubber and its products
Sugar and its products
Tobacco
Fishery products
Furs
Hides and skins
Leather, unmanufactured
Boots and shoes
Live stock
Meats and poultry
Milk and its products
Eggs
Cotton, raw
Cotton yarn and thread
Knit goods
Silk, raw
Artificial silk and its products. .
Wool, raw
Wool yarns
Newsprint
Lumber and timber
Pulp
Pig iron and steel billets
Rolling mill products
Scrap
Aluminium
Brass, copper and products
Lead and its products
Metallic nickel
Silver
Zinc and its products
Bricks
Coal
Coke
Petroleum and products
Lime
Cement
Asbestos
Fertilizers
1932
Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
631
72
63 4
57-
60-
71-
74'
86-
58-
86-
83-
90-
64-
54-
62-
47-
39-
78-
80-
26-
64-
32-
67-
72-
71-
76-
86-
91-
45-
94-
50-
44.
97-
50-
41-
100-
91-
100-
72-
91-
105-
67 7
• 1
56-
•2
58-
•1
70-
•0
73-
•5
86-
•5
57-
•0
85-
•3
83-
•8
71-
•1
60-
•6
64-
•7
88-
■8
62-
-9
78-
•2
58-
•5
B5-
•6
70-
■8
42-
•1
68-
•0
56-
•0
58-
59-
•6
58-
•5
44-
•1
58-
•1
49-
•3
fi9-
•2
69-
2
66-
•8
71-
•2
75-
•1
73-
2
75-
4
85-
2
81-
2
83-
44.
8
59-
9
52-
8
72-
3
50-
3
66-
6
50-
7
27-
8
80-
2
BO-
7
64-
54-
6
56-
9
44-
5
37-
5
78-
80-
24-
9
64-
9
30-
7
67-
2
72-
3
69-
2
75-
9
86-
1
91-
45-
2
95-
6
48-
9
41-
5
97-
8
50-
2
40-
8
100-
7
88
8
100-
7
76-
8
91-
9
105
2
71-
•4
70-
66 6
54
57
69
72
86
56
86
82
71
59
63
76
53
66
54
58
58
58
40
59
47
55
68
64
68
75
72
75
85
81
82
39
55
52
72
50
64
50
26
77
90
66
53
55
49
34
78
80
24
64
27
67
72
68
70
86
91
45
97
47
39
97
51
39
100
88
100
76
91
105
71
720
66 6
71-2
72-0
71-2
72-4
66 9
53
00
70
09
85
58
31
63
31
68
72
67
67
86
90
41
93
52
43
97
48
43
100
90
100
75
91
105
71-2
72-0
71-2
72-3
64 8
71-2
72-3
640
50-2
57-2
68-6
64-0
86-2
57-5
86-1
83-6
70-6
59-3
58-6
87-7
55-4
76-2
50-8
46
71-2
72-3
1933
Jan. Feb. Mar.
71-2
72 3
63 6
71-2
72-3
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Table 21. Prices of Representative Commodities, and Wholesale Prices in Other Countries.
Description*
Wholesale Prices of Important
Commodities-
Oats, No. 2 C.W bush
Wheat, No. 1 Man. Northern "
Flour, First Patent 2-98's
jute
Sugar, raw 96* Centrifugal
N.Y cwt.
Sugar, granulated, Montreal M
Rubber, ribbed, smoked
sheets.N.Y lb.
Rubber, Para, upriver, fine,
N.Y M
Cattle, steers, good 1,000-
1,200 lbs cwt.
Hogs, bacon, Toronto "
Beef hides, packer hides,
native steers lb.
Sole leather, mfr's. green
hide crops "
Box sides B. mill ft.
Butter, creamery, finest,
Montreal lb.
Cheese, Canadian, old large,
Montreal "
Fees, fresh extras, Montreal doz.
Cotton, raw 1-1 1/16', Ham-
ilton lb.
Cotton yarns, 10's white
single "
Saxony, 4-50 yds to lb "
Gingham, dress, 6-50-7-75
ydstolb M
Silk, raw, grand double
extra, N.Y "
Wool, eastern bright | blood "
Wool, western range, semi-
bright, * blood «*
Pulp, groundwood No. 1 ton
Pig iron, basic mill "
8teel merchant bars, mill. 100 lb
Copper, electrolytic domes-
tic cwt.
Lead, domestic, Montreal. . "
Tin ingots, Straits, Toronto lb.
Spelter, domestic, Montreal cwt.
Coal, anthracite, Toronto. . ton
Coal, bituminous, N.S. run-
of-mine "
Gasoline, Toronto gal.
Sulphuric acid. flfi'Bonume net ton
Indexes of Wholesale Prices in
Other Countries—'
United States-
Fisher, 200: 1926
Bureau of Labour, 550: 1926
Annalist, 72: 1913
United Kingdom —
Board of Trade, 150: 1913..
Economist, 58: 1927
France, Statistique General, 45:
1914
Germany, Federal Statistical
Office, 400: 1913
Beleium, Ministry of Labour,
130:1914
Netherlands, Central Bureau
Statistics, 48: 1913
Norway, Official, 95: 1913
Sweden, Commerce Dept., 160:
1913
/talv, Bachi, 100:1913
Finland, Official, 139: 1926
India, Dept. of Statistics, 75:
1914
Japan, Bank of Japan, 56: 1913. .
Australia, Commonwealth Sta-
tistician, 92: 1911
^ew Zealand, Official, 180: 1913
Eevpt, D.»nt. of Statistics,
Cairo, 22: 1P13-1914
1932
Mar.
•301
•631
5-085
•851
4-465
•037
•057
5-840
4-900
•055-
•065
•330
•200
•272
•180
•203
•506
•923
2-184
• 120
•090
23-200
18-000
2-250
7-63
3-85
•28
3-82
12-750
6-000
•175
16-000
Apr.
63-1
66-0
91-1
104-6
65-3
427
99-8
548
82
122
109
315
92
94
119-8
132-2
131-6
•725
4-370
•034
•058
5-880
4-540
•050-
•060
•320
•200
•231
•180
•214
•082
•203
•495
1-784
•110
•085-
•090
22-429
18-0(0
2-250
7-467
3-609
•255
3 634
12-342
6-000
•175
16000
May
5-100
•653
4-275
5-840
4-510
• f 33-
•043
•310
•200
62-2
65-5
90-7
102-4
62-7
425
98-4
539
80
120
109
311
92
116-5
131-5
130-7
■197
■180
•209
•076
•923
100
085
22-160
18-000
2-250
6-968
3 320
•280
3-564
12-510
6-000
•185
16-000
61-0
64-4
100-7
60-5
421
97-2
526
June
•338
•551
4-896
•868
4-275
•031
•063
6-160
4-580
•030-
•040
•290
•190
•191
•160
•241
90
89
113-6
129-4
130-4
•072
•923
1-678
•090
21-690
18-000
2-250
6-791
3 145
•270
3-480
12-510
6-000
•185
16 000
59-6
98-1
58-8
408
July
•352
•547
4-800
1-304
4-370
110-
127-8
129-9
81
6-140
5-030
■038-
•048
•190
•196
•160
•245
•079
•190
•495
•923
1-638
•090
•085
21- 145
18-000
2-250
6-850
3-083
•285
3-355
12-510
6-000
•180
16-000
Aug.
•563
4-800
1-323
4-370
60-4
64-5
92-1
97-7
60-1
404
95-9
512
76
122
108
296
89
87
111-6
128-4
129-9
78
6-050
5-210
•055-
•065
•280
•212
•1
•281
•210
•495
•923
2-059
•095
•100
20-968
18-000
2-250
7-030
3-217
•300
3-561
12-757
6-000
•180
16-000
Sept.
•261
•519
4-600
1-197
4-370
•043
5-360
5-110
•075-
•085
•280
•190
Oct.
4-500
•277
•370
•038
•083
4-700
4-500
•070-
Nov.
61-8
65-2
94-2
99-5
61-9
394
95-4
524
75
123
108
296
117-7
130-1
129-9
77
-245
•ISO
•330
•092
•225
•506
•923
2-107
•095
•105
20-472
18-000
2-250
7-
3-
•318
3-802
12-981
6-000
•180
16-000
62-7
65-3
95-2
102-1
64-0
397
95-1
533
76
123
110
300
90
91
126-5
132-4
130-2
78
•240
2-024
•095
•105
19-573
18-000
2-250
7-310
3-264
•315
3-667
13
5-250
•180
16-000
61
64-4
91-0
101-1
62-0
392
94-3
529
77
123
110
91
127 f
29-0
129 5
4-500
1-254
4-370
•040
•085
4-220
3-920
•055-
•065
•235
•225
•484
•959
2-006
•095
•105
19-795
18-000
2-250
7-305
3-373
•315
3-834
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
60-3
63-9
88-4
101-1
62-3
391
525
77
124
109
298
91
90
134-4
1270
127-7
79
Dec.
•210
•424
4-400
•943
•077
4-100
3-970
•043
•053
•260
•190
-23
•180
•21C
•484
•95<-
1-967
•09(
•10c
19-763
18-000
2-250
7-021
3-386
•305
3-971
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
58-5
62-6
85-7
101-1
61-1
390
92-4
522
76
123
108
296
90
88
139-5
125-6
126-4
Jan.
•225
•442
4-500
•795
4-180
4110
3-760
•055-
•065
■235
•180
•318
•210
•484
•959
1-623
•090
•105
19-190
18-000
2-250
6-905
3-262
•300
3-924
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
56-4
61-0
82-4
100-3
61-2
390
910
521
75
122
106
?92
90
87
135-8
124-9
73
1933
FebT
$
•233
•458
4-500
•835
4-C85
•035
•072
4-000
3-810
•045-
•055
•250
•189
•239
•180
•250
•210
•484
■959
•538
•090
•105
•450
18-C00
2-250
7-050
3-400
•320
3-983
13-339
5-250
•165
16-000
55-3
59-8
80-5
98-9
60-1
390
91-2
512
74
121
106
96
83
86
135-8
Mar.
$
•245
•491
4-600
1-193
4-085
•036
•072
4-360
5110
•050-
•060
•250
•180
•271
•180
•235
•C94
•210
•484
•959
1-598
•090
18-930
18-000
2-250
7-180
3-459
•335
4-152
13-339
5-250
•165
6-000
'For full description see the report on Prices and Price Indexes published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Application for this publication should be made to the Dominion Statistician.
The description include? the authority, the number of commodities and the base year.
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Table 22.
Total Value of Import
s and Exports, by Groups, in Thousands
of Dollars
Imports of Merchandise
for Consumption in Canada
Month
Total
Imports
Vege-
table
Products
Animal
Pro-
ducts
Textiles
Wood
and
Paper
Iron and
its Pro-
ducts
N on-
Ferrous
Metals
Non-
Metallic
Minerals
Chemic-
als and
Allied
Products
Miscel-
laneous
Com-
modities
1930
$000
87.900
78,358
76,325
60,338
50.414
50,994
75,348
51,189
73,457
52.508
48,379
47,308
45,379
45,933
46,911
40,290
34,115
35,586
57,437
29.794
44,361
40,743
35,711
36.527
34,504
37,095
37,769
28,961
24,441
23,514
32,851
$000
16,687
15,231
15,146
13,535
9.181
9,014
15,739
11,367
17,839
9.966
10.411
9,371
8,870
9,927
12,074
10,676
6,094
7,538
14,489
5,283
9.416
8,702
7,462
7,098
6.814
8.225
8,639
7,830
5,148
4,919
8,685
$000
4,679
3,867
3,324
2,451
2.665
2,540
4,187
2,240
3,344
2,362
2,287
2,206
2,150
1,796
1,544
1,309
1,482
1,640
2,204
1 096
1.756
1,611
1,330
1,251
1.265
1,425
1,427
977
942
980
1,379
$000
12,947
10,756
12,738
0,036
8.025
8,711
11,825
6,987
8.717
7.251
7,152
7,372
6,530
6,344
5,985
5,254
6,255
6,602
9.401
4.601
6,074
5,310
4,552
5.587
4,935
5,428
5,450
4,725
4,739
4,390
5,424
$000
3,951
4,198
3,693
3,059
2,808
2,815
3.951
2,798
3,630
3.146
2,790
2,743
2,696
2,862
2,505
2,279
1,968
2,032
2,660
1,553
2,078
1,922
1,778
1,745
1,754
1,907
1,859
1,566
1,304
1,409
1,614
$000
15,415
13,563
12,839
10.837
10,051
11,353
17.282
11,925
14,807
9,989
8,108
7,377
6,883
6,285
6,479
5,881
5,085
6,009
9,983
5.820
7,169
6,710
5,130
4,394
4,233
4,288
5,262
3,624
3,655
3,643
5,408
$000
6.504
6,452
5,914
4,394
3.202
3,363
4.620
3,018
3,953
3.157
2,984
2,958
2,958
3,055
2,849
2,335
2,256
2,091
2,688
1.688
2,085
1,733
1,513
1,402
1,496
1,655
1.908
1,129
914
971
1,192
$000
19.244
15,871
13,304
10,127
8.246
7,834
9,691
6,969
12,152
9.838
8,382
8,139
8,614
9,432
9,626
7,209
6,656
5,438
9.691
5.567
9.476
9,220
9,367
9,143
8.501
8,626
8,138
5,509
4,504
4,405
5,193
$000
3.241
3,151
3,384
2,549
1,935
2,094
3,372
2,375
3,898
2.530
2,290
2,666
2,537
2,422
2,721
2,497
1,950
1,874
2.971
1.998
2.942
2,556
2,081
2,217
2.336
2.770
2,577
1.588
1,292
1,196
1,901
$000
6,433
6,269
November
December
1931
5,374
4,349
4,300
3,271
4.681
February
April
3,512
5,217
4.270
July
3,975
4,477
4,142
3,809
3,127
2,851
1933
2,338
February
2,362
March
3,351
2,188
3,366
2,969
July
2,499
3,691
3.169
October
November
2,771
2,509
2,012
1933
1,943
1,601
March
2,054
Exports of Merchandise from Canada
Total
Exports
of
Mdse.
Domestic Produce
Month
Total
Exports
of Can-
adian
Produce
Vege-
table
Pro-
ducts
Animal
Pro-
ducts
Tex-
tiles
Wood
and
Paper
Iron
and
its
Pro-
ducts
Non-
Ferrous
Metals
Non-
Metallic
Miner-
als
Chemi-
cal and
Allied
Pro-
ducts
Miscel-
laneous
Com-
modi-
ties
1930
$000
82,190
84,298
74,592
68,053
45,634
44,914
56.296
34,674
60,845
55.320
50,671
49,894
49,909
56,534
58,430
54,218
39,063
37,019
41,019
27 455
41,402
41,701
43,032
41,855
42,665
57,160
46,621
43,109
32,000
26,814
37.161
$000
81.046
82.781
73.060
66,820
44,683
43,873
55, 048
33,935
59,833
54.348
49,675
48.764
48.991
55.538
57.4«7
53,255
38,367
36,431
39,749
26 976
40,594
40,945
42,321
41,314
42,187
56,626
45.945
42,616
31.562
26,398
36,579
$000
33.911
37,358
34.542
24,647
11,638
13,541
15,982
7,625
26,502
21,394
14,496
14,611
13.958
19,337
27,82?
22,945
11,079
12,363
12.291
8.722
16.920
15.042
17.302
15,664
20,382
30,638
21.978
21,676
12.042
9,571
13,434
$000
9,084
8,320
7,765
6,322
6,211
5,059
5.783
3,851
3,778
5,194
7.008
6.604
7,842
8,336
5,820
5,453
5,693
4,989
4,231
2.434
3,412
4,232
6,212
6,252
4,645
4.888
3.773
4,797
5.191
4,075
4,392
$000
467
501
369
343
240
233
383
258
757
670
642
590
357
419
517
328
234
304
436
218
462
781
506
384
422
471
328
269
230
339
321
$000
21,159
20.964
17,581
19,724
14,281
14.274
19,120
13,409
16,424
17.105
15,365
15.851
15,192
15,705
14,813
13,956
12,919
11,165
13,838
9,675
11,210
12,678
10,333
11,521
9,392
11,399
10,685
9,167
8,234
7,284
9,309
$000
3.663
3,372
2.483
3,322
2,459
1,786
2,297
1,608
1,947
1,674
1,559
1,253
1,422
1,297
877
907
867
879
1,173
958
1,253
1,203
2,016
1,611
1,505
2,239
1,557
1,065
1,021
842
2,037
$000
8.110
7,737
5,882
8,458
6,996
5,615
7.215
4,192
6,251
4,726
6.922
6,546
7,298
6,976
4,259
6,846
5,446
4,631
4,980
2,687
4.004
3,970
3,459
3,422
3,286
3,890
4,770
3.585
2,634
2,651
4,284
$000
1.918
1,840
1,823
1,804
1,118
1,212
1.449
855
1,456
1,281
1,319
1,292
1.084
l^eo
1,329
1,220
807
629
823
464
778
940
739
785
788
1,064
1,074
768
698
437
682
$000
1.071
1.072
1,096
845
664
889
1.400
997
1,175
958
859
800
673
872
895
666
736
836
1,067
971
1,472
1,184
711
749
816
915
1,078
761
1,014
701
987
$000
1,663
1,618
1,517
1,355
1931
1,076
February
1,265
1,418
1,140
May
1,543
1.347
July
1,506
August
1,217
September
1,164
October
1,236
1,150
December
934
1933
January
February
588
635
911
847
1,054
917
July
1,043
August
September
925
951
October
1,122
November
701
December
528
1933
January
499
February
494
March
1,162
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Tabic 23.
Canada's Domestic Exports in Thousands of Dollars, and Indexes of the Cost
of Living
Classification
1932
1933
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Experts of Canadian Produce—
Agricultural and Vegetable
Products —
Alcoholic beverages (chiefly
816
328
6,779
149
6,134
614
135
414
1,469
137
119
1,457
981
80
270
646
2
128
15
21
8,521
1,474
269
266
225
2,248
220
35
200
84
351
86
60
127
1,878
260
355
831
507
279
132
93
110
144
377
261
138
399
212
83-9
660
93-6
99-3
74-5
96-8
7-27
3-08
6-77
17-16
616
77
5,534
267
4,537
414
45
171
895
146
- 52
649
713
36
163
357
9
72
12
10
6.938
825
118
152
105
1,258
178
41
170
86
262
49
73
106
856
149
195
542
290
170
68
77
65
81
364
293
. 143
381
175
83-7
65-4
92-8
99-3
74-5
97-0
7-22
3-07
6-77
17-09
1,195
120
11,852
775
9,627
528
323
182
1,648
298
167
1,174
404
35
195
694
148
82
10
4
7,507
1,175
231
206
121
1,328
195
69
120
83
491
55
63
227
1,339
255
256
725
406
290
102
167
109
144
643
241
143
409
300
81-8
62-9
91-0
93-9
74-5
971
6-90
3-04
6-47
16-45
444
58
11,159
470
9,655
539
74
80
1,963
348
473
1,911
352
16
165
571
438
107
7
16
7,668
2,170
478
245
123
1,295
315
34
174
98
330
101
47
169
1,831
302
181
521
376
232
75
299
221
98
426
277
132
338
272
81-0
62-1
90-9
93-9
71-9
97-1
6-79
3-02
6-35
16-20
580
111
13,464
781
11,210
555
139
119
1,443
411
1,591
1,823
758
18
152
742
187
94
16
17
6,515
773
718
166
214
1,340
653
736
143
68
464
69
58
89
1,017
385
270
550
420
197
148
93
178
58
115
191
167
308
344
80-8
61-4
90-7
93-9
71-9
96-8
6-78
3-06
6-34
16-21
384
72
12,212
678
10,642
684
110
280
1,094
332
1,659
1,807
879
21
194
739
27
101
10
42
7,546
971
580
224
113
1,487
627
125
132
65
403
61
39
1,025
478
441
276
252
427
223
135
46
229
87
219
184
149
265
300
81-5
63-5
91-9
93-9
71-9
96-8
7-01
3-04
6-33
16-42
469
571
16.176
392
4,166
590
75
293
1,290
90
1,468
1,270
507
28
167
456
45
98
17
43
5,633
628
739
249
30
1,373
666
136
76
50
270
41
40
158
716
447
284
377
504
277
95
154
143
170
182
179
172
179
434
810
63-0
91-7
93-9
70-7
96-6
6-98
3-01
6-32
16-34
1,572
2,095
22,636
277
21,471
692
98
403
1,690
74
1,589
1,423
424
32
244
487
"i22
19
67
7,037
980
558
334
76
1,791
979
536
76
114
230
61
63
107
1,065
449
459
600
525
373
84
172
200
255
155
204
185
386
348
80-4
63-6
90-7
90-0
70-7
96-6
70-7
2-98
6-30
16-40
1,581
1,565
15,024
314
13,959
547
66
268
1,799
74
1,185
1,261
101
50
228
327
1
99
11
22
6,858
837
363
239
93
1,814
634
273
72
72
197
102
44
1,186
1,532
285
244
754
327
298
162
36
360
169
224
299
133
169
263
80-4
63-9
90-4
90-0
70-7
96-6
7-09
2-93
6-04
16-10
1,698
1.389
15,074
91
14,505
478
52
247
1,535
41
432
1,550
1,592
57
78
605
78
16
35
5,952
1,592
171
137
113
1,365
405
71
77
61
216
86
36
537
9,668
444
256
473
261
353
130
30
147
210
196
150
91
109
189
80-4
64-0
89-6
90-0
70-7
96-6
7-04
2-94
5-99
16-01
397
925
7,109
62
6,912
419
69
236
1,162
69
47
1,391
2,210
81
274
632
68
15
18
5,423
683
90
156
82
1,457
238
130
74
71
216
102
46
69
779
192
197
796
159
272
181
52
87
236
292
228
100
129
152
79-7
62-8
89-3
90-0
69-2
96-4
6-94
2-93
5-98
15-89
669
754
5,577
72
5,241
514
28
143
1,009
235
39
1,083
1,670
80
231
429
1
90
19
81
4,472
553
85
126
99
1,411
171
76
69
48
268
72
56
55
578
225
274
747
263
146
95
34
70
146
169
228
116
149
116
79-0
60-6
89-3
90-0
69-2
96-2
6-70
2-91
5-97
15-61
366
Fruits
940
Grains (Total)
7,879
113
Wheat
7,540
686
Rubber (chiefly tires and
145
265
Wheat flour
Animals and Animal Pro-
ducts —
Cattle
1,458
258
57
Fish
1 315
1 147
80
Leather, unmanufactured
338
644
Fibres, Textiles and Pro-
ducts—
Cotton
84
Rags
13
19
Paper—
Paper (chiefly newsprint)
5,640
920
155
165
100
1,813
733
Automobile parts
90
143
Hardware and cutlery
80
593
109
48
Non-Ferrous Metal Pro-
ducts —
137
Copper, (chiefly ore and
1,108
Gold, raw
223
422
Nickel
1,126
Silver
459
Non-Metallic Mineral Pro-
ducts—
Asbestos, (chiefly raw)
Coal
214
107
Petroleum and products
168
83
Chemicals and Allied Pro-
ducts —
152
345
223
Miscellaneous Commodities—
127
678
Settlers' effects
173
Indexes of Retail Prices, Rents
and Costs of Services-
Total, 1926 = 100
78-0
Food
60-4
Fuel
88-9
Rent
90-0
Clothing
69-2
Sundries
96-2
Cost per Week of a Family
Budget-
All foods $
Fuel and light $
Totals S
66-7
29-2
5-97
15-59
28 MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 24. Summary of Canada's Imports, in Thousands of Dollars
Classification
1932
1933
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Imports of Principal Commodl-
ties-
Agricultural and Vegetable
Products —
3,505
159
554
1,741
177
360
539
323
2,143
1,380
866
156
589
297
233
313
453
833
335
1,432
757
180
128
852
299
151
428
662
274
613
592
1,019
838
360
274
53
96
254
2,175
231
981
495
226
2,462
39
976
499
140
89
126
154
423
287
106
108
905
141
137
583
3,852
525
518
2,145
859
222
390
396
94
101
79
291
521
53
195
1,071
147
163
300
173
613
199
687
70
253
109
167
158
224
493
166
856
392
57
113
405
196
75
83
140
163
304
297
555
473
204
157
24
134
147
971
131
622
92
108
1,758
17
690
292
96
60
77
89
283
179
63
75
561
89
80
344
2,035
170
402
1,142
554
141
217
246
144
49
58
134
831
191
463
1,908
97
261
315
301
2,017
143
1,057
83
323
248
198
292
211
918
222
1,032
573
93
175
381
219
67
203
194
221
340
392
744
707
300
210
31
67
163
1,112
126
697
202
195
1,689
61
1,275
403
144
91
117
69
236
236
102
106
831
105
63
578
2,663
' 157
492
3,436
876
254
295
311
344
72
58
246
1,328
95
316
2,216
104
210
402
121
1,233
170
955
90
369
83
150
288
240
234
190
1,108
587
64
102
314
244
54
131
146
144
340
472
786
576
309
173
19
38
74
1,270
156
646
152
175
1,544
40
1,216
346
134
80
99
92
176
187
114
70
626
96
83
566
2,249
163
488
3,519
1,022
198
2S2
266
132
86
71
249
890
95
315
1,903
103
133
288
18
1,816
228
330
130
223
68
177
59
193
287
178
781
451
54
320
252
133
25
70
154
194
53
600
861
481
247
113
25
25
68
778
108
468
176
159
1,127
31
923
272
132
67
104
76
187
185
72
49
529
89
60
481
2,612
213
322
3,557
901
185
234
335
7
49
53
178
1,122
60
206
1,746
77
108
219
19
2,042
261
95
98
211
95
220
109
198
472
201
812
510
122
140
460
193
90
96
174
171
284
433
828
496
247
101
26
47
63
553
102
369
286
125
949
14
784
227
107
62
58
38
144
170
70
35
493
118
31
479
2,744
216
273
3,304
953
148
157
331
240
54
166
179
1,053
113
175
1,505
97
111
435
21
1,562
287
81
126
246
96
197
147
199
441
232
747
425
101
159
584
225
98
83
230
143
228
441
874
517
213
93
23
10
60
632
103
306
220
129
909
11
740
247
96
45
85
43
284
140
73
49
495
68
78
393
2,600
176
303
2,674
1,064
191
155
292
285
51
190
254
1,358
135
276
1,651
107
274
231
28
1,872
502
91
174
201
233
190
117
200
656
336
758
589
50
227
548
211
92
116
255
222
154
387
907
567
215
140
39
33
38
469
157
248
96
132
1,086
8
784
311
90
51
82
42
287
154
93
39
572
92
76
404
3,134
316
312
2,657
738
137
244
337
229
61
117
234
1,537
136
352
1,338
110
521
266
43
1,479
377
200
147
180
240
156
91
165
1,181
140
728
603
25
221
471
97
76
157
346
221
138
347
871
536
232
147
17
43
33
557
150
342
71
197
1,031
23
1,603
294
102
48
69
74
552
157
98
47
508
129
77
445
2,903
214
467
2,122
845
245
215
369
349
64
56
278
2,305
147
389
1,567
61
183
185
109
897
339
211
116
176
118
135
77
168
1,122
149
552
491
13
242
327
70
57
191
296
185
138
282
744
421
201
116
11
73
14
658
80
268
135
141
1.086
6
417
144
82
49
47
29
123
119
98
33
399
72
40
331
2,318
252
216
1,190
457
112
171
276
161
36
25
16C
894
85
454
786
109
160
201
95
384
366
261
71
273
123
102
49
182
706
186
725
422
32
162
415
89
60
138
374
199
188
378
618
401
173
64
9
39
104
868
97
328
100
134
983
21
232
167
59
42
37
29
98
94
42
22
350
54
49
291
1,836
315
262
1,045
164
102
175
250
14
25
16
194
798
95
296
669
88
116
216
113
397
759
231
61
281
116
127
94
216
498
143
784
396
84
87
285
84
62
105
262
146
247
450
605
493
174
64
15
34
59
747
65
365
144
136
945
55
268
153
41
53
40
41
111
89
47
32
302
32
103
285
1,999
197
248
1,084
119
91
163
233
6
24
20
125
3,505
103
650
998
96
215
352
135
2,173
1,090
499
101
431
80
133
169
252
508
199
1,007
406
86
179
342
117
97
179
287
184
272
532
776
511
184
73
11
56
91
1,407
110
637
531
161
901
12
423
208
80
63
77
74
140
128
46
28
381
67
83
475
1,898
341
284
1,147
291
98
266
265
33
40
41
158
Coeoa and chocolate
Fruits
Seeds
Sugar, chiefly for refining
Tea
Animal Products —
Fish ..
Hides
Leather, unmanufactured
Textile Products—
Silk — Paw
Wool — Paw wool
Wood and Paper—
Books and printed matter
Wood — Furniture and other
manufactured wood
Other unmanufactured wood.
Iron and Steel —
Automobiles
Other rolline mill products
Stamped and coated products...
Tools
Wire
Non-Ferrous Metals —
Tin
Non-Metallic Products—
Coal
Coke
C*"*MICALS—
D veins and tanning materials...
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS 29
Table 25. Banking and Currency, in Million Dollars Unless Otherwise Stated
Classification
1932
Feb. I Mar. I Apr. I May I June I July I Aug. I Sept. | Oct. I Nov. I Dec.
1933
Jan. I Feb.
Banking—
Readilt Available Assets—
Specie
Dominion notes
In Central gold reserves
In United Kingdom banks. . .
In foreign banks
Foreign currency
Government securities
Call loans abroad
Total quick assets
Loans and Securities except
Canadian Governments —
Public securities
Railway securities
Canadian call loans
Current loans
Current loans abroad
Provincial loans
Municipal loans
Total loans, etc
Other Assets—
Non-current loans
Real estate
Mortgages
Premises
Letters of credit
Loans to companies
Other assets
Note circulation deposits
Inter-bank balances, notes of
other banks
Cheques of other banks
Balances due by other banks
Grand total assets
Liabilities to the Public—
Note circulation
Dominion Government
Provincial Government
Government advances
Deposits by public —
Savings deposits
Demand deposits
Total deposits
Foreign deposits
Due banks abroad, etc. —
United Kingdom
Foreign
Bills payable
Letters of credit
Other liabilities
Total public liabilities. .
Due between banks
Liabilities to Shareholders—
Dividends $000
Reserve
Capital
Grand total liabilities..
Surplus of notice deposits over
current loans
Percentage of current loans to
notice denosits.. n c
Gold included in C.G.R
All notes in hands of public 1
Index Numbers—
(With sea*onal adjustment
1926 = 100)
Demand deposits
Notice deposits
Current loans
Investment holdings
Call loans, Canada
Call loans elsewhere
Total issue Pom . notes
Gold held by Finance Dept
against notes
Notes in hands of public
Currency-
Net issues of Dominion notes
per,— Chapter 4, 1915
R.S. 1927, chap. 70
RS. 1927, chap. 41
Total
Gold held against notes
End of Month
62-59
123-81
20 -OS
7-89
71-47
13-21
460-03
98-95
858
142-74
60-99
129-77
1.063
190-65
56-24
139-29
1,783
10-86
6-65
6-26
79-99
49-73
12-47
1-66
6-82
12-71
81-03
3-07
2,912
134-29
79-76
20-06
35-50
1,390
496-49
1,886
305-82
4-79
52-02
2-57
49-73
2-77
2,574
9-84
2,767
162-00
144-50
2,893
+327
76-5
10-7
150-3
91-5
103-5
115-8
124-6
92-5
38-4
860
60-5
84-4
Mar
26-0
32-0
99-4
157-4
63-8
58-70
116-93
23-63
10-40
85-47
14-38
466-40
83-13
859
144-77
60-39
130-71
1.071
188-76
43-99
149- 15
1.788
10-96
6-78
6-27
79-83
5116
13 03
1-49
6
11<
82-56
3-54
2,926
132-57
86-11
20-97
32-00
1.389
500-48
1
308-12
5-82
56-60
1-85
51-16
2
2,587
1013
820
162 00
144-50
2.905
+312
77-4
10-7
1490
91-3
103-1
114-9
126-5
93-4
33-8
85-2
60-4
82-2
26-0
27-5
99-4
152-9
63-9
55-91
111-86
23-03
10-95
97-72
15-33
469-97
73-15
858
138-52
57-76
122-36
1,070
184-58
39-43
154-01
1,766
11-21
6-86
6-27
79-99
51-94
13-00
1-80
6-83
11-91
83-05
3-37
2,900
137-35
65-76
24-05
27-50
1
494-64
1
304-81
5-11
54-36
1-61
51-94
2-43
2,562
9-48
1.370
162-00
144-50
2,
+323
76-8
10-7
154-1
89-7
103-5
112-4
124-8
88-4
30-0
82-5
59-
Apr. May
26-0
29-6
99-3
154-9
64-3
55-49
115-42
22-58
8-75
99-44
15-25
465-48
65-29
848
140-81
5713
113-83
1.057
187-08
36-67
153-52
1,746
11-94
6-96
6-19
79-95
48-90
12-85
1-64
6-83
11-87
83-11
3-44
2,868
131-07
50-38
19-31
29-60
1,387
497-99
1,885
308-94
4-94
51-35
1-25
48 90
2-22
2,533
10
3,532
162-00
144-50
2,854
+330
76-2
11
147-2
91-2
103-2
111-7
123-7
June
26-0
40-5
101-8
168-3
64-8
54-97
127-39
22-88
7-69
95-42
15-57
462-31
73-67
860
152-04
54-98
109-87
1.037
174
34-34
139-22
1,703
12-51
7-19
6-01
79-90
48-49
13-01
1-42
6-95
10-51
96-87
2-78
2,848
136-30
36-42
20-67
40-50
1,373
488-94
1,862
308-22
5-73
51-36
1-19
48-49
2-18
2,513
11-04
817
162-00
144-50
2,832
+336
75-6
111
154-9
60-1
86-5
Jtly
26-0
38-5
101-7
166-2
65-4
54-85
123-10
24-78
8-82
96-75
16-48
166-93
75-65
867
153-44
53-69
111-93
1,028
164-34
20-19
130-65
1,663
12-91
7-26
6-02
79-95
48-32
12-92
1-32
6-59
11-90
69-44
314
2,790
134-57
15-54
33-06
38-50
1,363
462-09
825
299-38
5-67
51-78
1-71
48-32
2-22
2.456
8-09
1,194
162-00
144-50
2.772
+335
75-5
111
152-1
85-7
101-6
110-3
125-5
82-2
30-8
91-7
60-4
87-2
Aug.
26-0
29-0
99-2
154-2
66-2
55
115-28
21-83
8-81
98-14
16-56
494-57
96-39
907
155-15
53-39
114-07
1,004
159-04
19-41
123-67
1,629
13-15
7-37
6-01
80-06
48-44
12-89
1-40
6-59
10-42
76-16
3-36
2,802
127-77
19-04
32-31
29-00
1,367
475
1,842
306-55
4-50
49-60
1-47
48-44
2-14
2,463
10-85
3,
162-00
144-50
2,783
+ 363
73-5
111
145-5
89-1
101-8
108-2
131-7
83-1
38-6
85-3
61-2
82-5
Sept.
26-0
23-0
10M
153-1
67-5
55-48
112 40
23-08
13-94
87-13
16-90
494-20
95-19
152-17
52-87
114-95
1,003
158-98
22-19
116-62 109-21
1,621 1,649
13-46
7-51
6
79-92
48-27
13-15
1-48
6-59
9-52
90-12
3-57
2,799
132-24
15-90
31-87
23-00
1,359
480-66
,840
307-14
4-85
48-91
1-55
48-27
2-17
2.457
14-21
720
162-00
144-50
2,778
+ 35<i
73-8
111
152-5
87-4
101-7
107-2
131-1
61-6
83-7
Oct.
26-0
27-5
107-8
161-3
71-2
55-03
122-51
21-38
13-51
100-60
18-26
515-54
87-53
934
159-63
51-76
117-21
1,018
159-04
34-25
13-46
7-61
6-55
79-59
47-28
13-04
1-56
6
13.
99-27
3
2,875
133-03
44
40-70
27-50
1,371
493-28
1,864
324-51
4-54
46-52
1-22
47-2<5
2-13
2,536
11-29
1.157
162-00
144-50
2,855
+353
74 -3
11-1
148-4
86-4
102-7
107-1
135-4
79-3
26-5
84-0
63-5
77-8
Nov.
26-0
65-1
107-7
198-9
73-0
76-13
163-50
18-88
8-44
146-65
18-75
551-16
99-37
1,083
159-60
48-71
107-61
999
153-56
34-20
107-04
1,610
13-36
7-45
6-39
78-78
47-54
13-36
1-54
6-60
8-71
80-28
3-35
2,960
125-05
105-75
31-33
65-14
1,379
472-17
1,851
349-12
4 51
51 05
•80
47-54
2-45
2,634
10-27
2
162-00
144-50
2,953
+380
72.5
11-1
139-5
81-6
102-8
106-4
145-0
76-3
37-6
91-1
53-26
153 -U
19-88
7-79
104
17-94
562-36
91-49
1,011
166-96
48-93
103-20
964
151-66
28-27
111-57
1,775
13-31
7-48
6-39
78-70
42-63
13-17
1-49
12-15
80-41
4-32
2,852
127-07
53-11
18-93
56
1,378
466-21
1,844
328-73
7-43
41-37
•63
42-63
2-61
2,523
12-32
706
162-00
144-50
2,843
+ 413
70-0
11-1
144-1
81-6
103-1
1040
147-8
71-8
35-9
89-6
61-6
79-0
54-26
46-34
18-88
10-49
83-29
17-94
568-20
83-77
983
168-05
47-97
1C0-00
946
151-03
23-04
114-65
1,550
13-53
7-58
6-46
79-23
40-24
13-06
1-52
9-23
68-82
3-
2,784
16-87
37-51
20-64
46-74
1,383
445-99
1,^29
316-23
4-90
40-72
•52
40-24
2-56
2,456
9-87
1.157
162-00
144 -5"
2,773
+437
68-4
111
134-0
80-6
103-0
103-0
147-7
71-1
33-4
94-2
66-5
76-6
60-37
140-77
19-08
13-46
83-58
16-68
5«l-28
76-29
992
168-49
47-68
97-17
924
155-16
24-60
120-80
1,538
13-78
7-62
6-39
79-25
42-00
12-97
1-55
6-61
9-20
69-10
4-34
2,782
121-14
26-27
18-81
41-94
1,397
445-86
1,843
309-74
3-72
40-56
-58
42-00
2-57
2,450
10-88
2,986
162-00
144-50
2,770
+ 473
1L
138-J
82-3
104-1
100-7
149-8
69-2
29-6
93-1
65-8
78-0
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
26-0
26-0
26-0
57-5
46-7
41-9
107-7
107-7
107-8
191-2
180-5
175-7
70-8
70-9
70-3
Mar.
26-0
48-4
106-5
180-9
1 Includes smaller Dominion Notes in hands of public together with Bank Notes in circulation, except those in the
hands of banks other than the bank of issue.
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Valeurs du Commerce
Millions de dollars — $ 000,000'a
Trade Values
Import
miir
ASIE - ASIA
111
fcrimTTTTrnMrn
I * m ^v'm -. [^^TnTT fftfft
rttm
NOMBRE DE PAYS
Represents... %
IMCLUS
at leur continent
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES
Representing %
INCLUDEO
of their continent
EUROPE
26
9 9%
AM. DU NORO
2
99%
ASIE
9 .
76%
AM. LATINE
7
6 3%
AFRIOUE
3
55%
OCEANIE
2
9 6%
TOTAL
49
9 1%
iiHiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiii
-rrtrtftf-
1929
1930
1931
1932 1933
1929 1930 1931 A 932 '933
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Table 26. Index Numbers of Security Prices, Foreign Exchange, and other Financial Factors.
Classification
1932
1933
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Security Prices—
Common Stock Pkices —
Total (130)
64 1
71-5
79-2
540
58-2
62-5
45-8
51-4
44-9
43 2
48-8
40-5
49-6
56-6
51-1
590
69-9
63-5
630
73-8
69-1
54-8
63-1
55-9
53-4
62-5
51-3
51 3
58-4
45-5
51 6
59-6
49-5
47-6
56-3
44-4
47-3
Industrials, total (96)
57-3
Iron and Steel (19)
44-8
10-1
65-5
106-8
38-3
9-2
63-7
87-7
32-5
8-6
63-1
90-1
29-1
8-4
62-6
84-8
28-3
7-9
38-3
97-0
28-9
8-8
47-4
110-0
38-5
4-4
53-0
113-0
42-3
3-5
49-8
97-4
38-0
31
48-3
95-9
38-7
2-5
43-3
90-8
37-6
3-3
41 1
93-6
36-8
3-6
39-7
86-5
33-6
2-3
Milling (5)
37-8
Oils (4)
86-7
Textiles and Clothing (9)
32-2
Food and Allied products (21)
87-8
83-2
76-5
73-0
81-2
89-7
90-8
86-5
85-9
83-0
82-9
80-2
78-6
40-3
82-4
59-8
46-2
81-1
36-1
62-2
48-9
34-4
68-8
26-3
47-1
36-9
26-0
63-8
30-2
43-3
34-9
24-7
59-6
35-6
55-2
41-8
31-5
59-9
44-1
78-2
51-9
42-7
71-6
44-1
89-2
56-9
47-6
76-3
40-7
73-9
49-1
39-0
73-4
43-3
74-2
46-6
38-2
70-8
37-1
70-1
45-1
37-4
68-3
340
71-2
44 6
35 6
70-5
32-6
69-7
38-6
26-8
63-6
36-0
73-1
Utilities total (18)
38-2
25-3
Telephone and telegraph (2) . .
64-0
Power and traction (14)
73-6
63-7
45-0
42-7
51-6
60-4
65-9
57-7
531
50-8
51-2
48-3
48-9
Companies abroad total (8) . . .
55-8
47-4
49-4
46-5
49-9
52-7
56-5
47-4
48-3
48-9
48-9
46-6
45-5
67-0
45-7
86-0
413-6
59-1
37-1
85-8
304-2
66-3
34-9
65-7
261-2
59-6
35-1
60-5
251-0
65-6
36-4
67-1
306-6
72-8
35-7
73-9
408-0
77-6
38-7
76-1
470-6
64-3
33-1
74-4
393-6
67-9
31-8
69-6
377-9
69-1
32-0
67-5
359-5
69-7
31-4
67-5
366-2
67-8
28-7
65-5
340-0
66-5
Utility (7)
27-8
Banks (8)
62-3
352-9
Mining Stock Prices—
Total (20)
57-8
57-6
63-4
52-4
52-6
56-5
48-4
50-2
47-9
48-3
49-9
47-8
55-6
57-2
55-6
59-7
58-1
69-7
60-9
56-4
81-0
57-5
55-0
71-0
60-9
58-1
76-5
63-1
62-7
70-9
67-1
66-8
74-7
75-3
74-7
84-7
68-4
Gold (11)
66-6
Copper (4)
81-5
Silver and miscellanoues (5). .
21-4
18-3
15-5
16-8
21-0
26-3
28-4
24-4
23-6
21-9
26-5
28-1
26-5
Financial Factors-
Preferred Stocks
580
55-4
48-4
45-2
49-5
52-9
53-4
52-9
52-2
50-2
49-6
49-6
47-3
110-6
111-8
113-2
114-4
110-6
103-3
101-9
98-1
102-3
102-7
99-2
98-7
100
Yield on Ontario Government
bonds p.c.
5-30
5-33
5-42
5-48
5-30
4-95
4-88
4-70
4-90
4-92
4-75
4-73
4-79
Shares traded. Montreal
180.
187,
204,
176,
283,
544,
506,
206,
193,
149,
201,
281,
207,
070
313
522
041
953
528
926
902
093
733
133
197
529
New Issues of Bonds $000,000.
35-72
12-07
25-68
20-82
27-32
9-42
73-19
101-64
1-09
•14
20-20
•21
•> -36
Brokers' loans 1 $000,000
22-76
18-92
15-14
13-87
13-02
13-77
14-12
13-99
13-82
13-80
13-61
13-43
12-86
Foreign Exchange —
New York Funds in Montreal
High $
1131
1-128
1-154
1-163
1-161
1-152
1-118
1110
1-191
1-183
1-185
1-209
1-208
Low $
1-106
1-105
1-116
1-140
1-135
1-119
1-101
1-080
1-104
1-130
1-124
1-185
1-185
Average $
1-118
1-112
1-131
1-153
1-148
1-142
1-108
1096
1-148
1-154
1-143
1-197
1-199
Close $
1-109
1-120
1-140
1-146
1-148
1-119
1-105
1-106
1-179
1-130
1-185
1-197
1-208
London Sterling in Montreal-
High $
4-230
4-215
4-245
4-280
4-123
4-045
3-880
3-815
3-810
3-845
4-025
4-145
4-200
Low $
3-915
4-070
4-095
4-120
4-028
3-885
3-805
3-615
3-648
3-750
3-760
4-020
4-090
Average $
4-064
4-173
4-157
4-205
4-076
3-975
3-847
3-723
3-760
3-787
3-847
4-099
4-134
Close $
4-230
4-100
4-203
4-120
4-028 3-885
3-820
3-635
3-770
3-760
4-025
4-095
4-135
>First Thursday of following month.
Table 27 — Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared from Six Canadian Ports.
Year and
Saint John
Halifax
Quebec
Montreal Toronto
Vancouver
Month
Enteredl Cleared
Entered | Cleared
Enteredl Cleared
Enteredl Cleared! Enteredl Cleared
Entered | Cleared
000 Tons
1927...
1928. . . .
1929. . . .
1930...
1931....
1932. . . .
1932
Jan
Feb
Mar....
April. . .
May....
June
July....
Aug
Sept....
Oct
Nov
Dec
1933
Jan
Feb
Mar....
1,918
1,930
3,659
3,603
4,047
3,205
4,222
4,017
1,753
1,739
9,866
1,757
1,799
3,716
3,800
4,278
3,375
4,993
4,865
1,738
1,744
10,306
1,639
1,592
4,333
4,429
4,572
3,792
5,493
5,460
1,765
1,750
11,743
1,772
1,742
4,848
4,896
4,273
3,531
4,638
4,583
1,993
1,938
11,971
1,827
1,865
4,971
4,918
4,235
3,474
4,436
4,417
2,100
2,017
12,606
2,013
2,003
4,503
4,480
5,003
4,321
7,840
7,760
2,554
2,560
12,137
2,083
2,040
7,229
7,124
2,861
2,868
8,013
7,993
2,678
2,683
11,083
9,870
10,392
11,729
11,930
12,588
12,304
11,172
Tons
212.902
217,548
225,255
154,213
134,036
117,838
167,357
163,457
133,519
134,442
122,838
299,479
274,181
250,517
237,473
215.925
210,751
216,788
179,015
116,228
127,282
151,103
168,431
138,231
129,907
118.719
267,733
248.029
265,391
258,795
817,890
701,478
745,359
556,999
480,041
401,282
611,795
650,575
580,821
471,867
411,317
799,358
759,453
838,600
964,530
799,072
697,095
728.678
546,060
477,700
389,421
603,205
652,078
573,970
463,161
398,628
795,357
763,140
838,266
895,128
341
140,727
327,682
414.030
422,444
453,409
410,428
312,412
311,553
67,500
341
341
133,203
334,859
378,322
458,433
468,762
387,713
314,965
316,413
74.495
341
330,035
1,089.
1,158,746
1,107,539
1,190,652
1,093,061
1,108,660
891,773
43,699
237,399
1,018,
1,151,805
1,176,390
1,145,509
1,141,267
1,052,666
975,932
93.924
73.238
251.098
397.299
506,002
492.502
384,804
236,730
284,356
52,102
122,927
244,621
401,962
517,252
490,108
382.034
240,741
266,217
17,608
942,575
800,842
898,393
904,904
938,589
938,402
,003,648
999,488
936,323
951,217
862.305
905,946
839,737
794,827
855,015
933.039
849,787
904,000
879,000
930,000
950,000
1,002,000
999.000
916,327
1,045,718
856,233
905,728
856,514
799,131
870,210
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Table 28. — Canada's Equation of Exchange.
Bank Deposits. Season-
ally adjusted $000,000
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
General Price Level, 1926
=100—
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
Total Payments (Million
Dollars)—
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
Turnover of Bank Deposits
in Percentage Form—
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
Product of Indexes of Phy-
sical Volume of Busi-
ness and General Price
Level—
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
Jan.
1,636
1,807
1.1
1,737
1,714
1,721
1,771
1,858
1,962
2,104
2,225
2,108
1,981
1,926
95-2
109-1
103-6
91-2
90-6
91-8
91-9
104-4
106-8
106-8
107-5
109-6
100-7
90-3
2,670
3,605
3,245
2,903
2,878
2,922
2,973
3,144
3,420
4,454
5,277
4,209
3,470
2.721
123-5
143-3
140-5
132
130-9
138-4
135-2
135-1
130-1
170-4
170-1
160-9
133-0
118-5
68-9
95-5
71-4
63-7
76-9
77-0
81-8
100-4
112-2
116-6
150-3
139-4
99-3
75-7
Feb.
1,616
1,841
1,911
1,745
1,735
1,711
1,769
1,869
1,956
2,141
2,201
2,096
1,988
1,892
100
101
oo-
go-
91-
5
()
ti
7
7
7
103-6
106-4
106-4
107-5
109-2
99-6
87
2,675
3,571
3,240
2,825
2,624
3,307
2,915
3,228
3,438
4,656
5,082
4,206
3,754
2.958
123-7
146-6
136- 1
129-7
125-9
138-0
132-6
137-1
134-6
185-4
176-5
158-5
140-5
119-7
67-4
85-7
70-5
67-5
74-0
85-4
82-4
91-8
111-7
123-8
137-4
126-9
100-6
751
Mar.
1,628
1,880
1,903
1,735
1,728
1,706
1,776
1,920
1,970
2,161
2,187
2,072
2,030
93-2
111-5
99-3
90-5
91-5
91-1
91-3
102-4
105-9
106-3
107-8
108-4
98-6
87-2
2,641
3,669
3,069
3,023
2,728
2,808
2,801
3,183
3,586
4,439
5,490
4,248
3,496
2.778
122-0
147-2
130-0
132-2
124-5
136-1
126-4
129-5
139-1
164-2
191-8
160-6
1400
117-5
58-8
87-1
60-2
68-1
82-5
80-1
79-2
100-6
111-6
119-7
137-4
118-8
100-8
71-3
April
1,651
1,873
1,875
1,728
1,773
1,725
1,786
1,886
1,979
2,202
2,208
2,080
2,043
1,882
93-5
113-3
97-6
900
90-9
89-9
90-3
101-7
105-3
106-3
107-0
107-3
97-8
86-9
2,750
3,562
3,249
2,678
2,763
2.787
2,'
3,527
3,558
4,400
4,862
4,116
3,687
2.780
121-7
147-0
132-5
128-9
119-9
132-4
126-5
137-6
139-8
160-6
183-7
158-9
142-0
119-1
60-4
83-2
59-7
62-0
781
76-9
78-2
99-6
111-2
1180
140-6
119-2
95-0
65-4
May
1,690
1,891
1,881
1,704
1, 765
1,696
1,744
1,887
1,989
2,230
2,166
2,013
2,038
1,888
94-5
115-9
99-6
89-8
90-5
89-2
90-4
100-8
105-3
106- 1
107-6
106-9
96-7
86-6
2,842
3,304
2,979
2,887
2,714
2,779
2,760
2,920
3,536
4,940
4,905
4,079
3.725
2.577
123-0
142-8
128-4
1320
125-2
126- 1
127- 1
133-0
140-3
163-0
184-4
162-2
142-0
113-1
62-6
81-4
61-0
65-7
77-3
76-4
760
97-7
1100
126-6
133-9
121-9
93-4
69-2
June
1,742
1,899
1,867
1,683
1,741
1,714
1,696
1,876
1,972
2,180
2,132
2,034
2,050
1,862
950
116-3
92-9
89-7
90-1
89-5
90-3
99-9
105-6
105-7
106-5
106-3
95-4
850
2,933
3,588
3.141
2,804
2,:
2.717
2,833
3,163
3,747
4,998
4,671
4,370
3.463
2.815
124
141-4
130-7
129-8
129-6
123-8
1310
133-0
143-4
173-7
176-7
162- 1
140-3
115-5
62-9
87-6
580
68-2
78-1
67-5
77-6
101-6
1120
122-8
132-6
114-8
85-5
July
1,768
1,902
1,828
1,677
1,715
1,686
1,743
1,877
1,939
2,174
2,157
2,025
2,026
1,835
95-2
116-7
92-5
90-1
90-3
98-8
105-6
105-6
107-5
105-4
95-1
84-5
3,142
3,775
3,025
2.797
2,907
3,115
3,016
3,249
3,'
4,649
5,286
4,118
3,183
2,884
128-3
143-9
130-1
132-3
133-4
131-6
127-5
128-8
146-3
176-8
180-5
162-8
135
118-9
71-5
88-1
58-8
69-6
77-0
73-5
78-9
99-5
111-3
126-2
139-5
115-7
i-2
Aug.
1,780
1,901
1,806
1,638
1,707
1,664
1,755
1,875
1,959
2,141
2,126
2,015
2,048
1,857
97-2
115-3
93-5
90-1
90-8
90-7
91-0
98-4
105-7
106-2
109-3
104-5
95-0
3,116
3,
3,035
2,764
3,058
2,881
3,018
3,500
3,736
4,651
5,262
4,032
3,
2,995
131-6
148-6
132-6
133-1
135-7
134-8
130-
137-7
147-4
174-8
187-3
162-7
126-4
123-7
71-5
84-9
66-8
73-6
78-5
70-9
80- 1
94-8
1150
132-0
139-7
114-2
85-8
661
Sept.
1,881
1,950
1,801
1,653
1,704
1,677
1,861
1,896
1,994
2,141
2,234
2,110
2,066
1,845
98-1
114-4
93-6
89-6
91-1
90-4
90-6
98-3
105-3
106-4
109- 1
103-6
94-3
850
3,254
3,680
3.028
2,842
2,781
3,058
3,033
3,259
3 i
4^235
4,794
4,037
3,302
2,
129-1
145-9
131-0
1321
133-6
139-1
126-4
137-4
147-0
164-4
179-5
151-1
123-6
124
72
84
65
75
73
74
85
97
110-8
130-1
110-9
87-6
65-5
Oct.
1,937
1,929
1,793
1,664
1,667
1,685
1,851
1,898
2,026
2,198
2,220
2,054
2,020
1,854
98-2
113-3
92-3
89-6
91-0
90-9
90-7
97-7
105-7
106-7
109- 1
103-2
93-9
84-5
338
226
3,210
3
4,728
5,217
4,008
2,
2,632
126-2
145-3
128-7
129-9
154-2
141-4
129-6
135-9
148-7
161-2
179-3
153-7
122- 1
120-2
2
5
5
88-7
103-5
111-4
133-3
136-3
105-7
83-1
63-6
Nov.
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Table 29. Significant Statistics of the United Kingdom
Classification
Production—
Iron 000 metric tons
Steel 000 metric tons
Coal 000 metric tons
Electricity
Generated mill, k.w.h.
New orders received. .1920= 100
Copper Available 000 tons
Raw Cotton Delivered to
Mill mill. lb.
Production, Artificial Silk
Yarn and Waste.... mill. lb.
Natural Sh.kDeliveries000 lb.
Crude Rubber
Available 000 tons
Building Plans
Approved 1924 = 100
Other 1924 = 100
Employment—
Insured Workers in
Employment mill.
Number Unemployed 000
Percentage Unemployed
Coal mining
Iron and steel
General engineering
Electrical engineering
Shipbuilding and marine en-
gineering
Base metal working
Cotton
Woollen
Building
Public works contracting
Trade—
Imports, Total £ mn.
Food, drink and tobacco£ mn.
Raw materials £ mn.
Manufactured £ mn.
Total, net imports £ mn.
Exports, Total £ mn.
Food, drink and tobacco £ mn.
Raw materials £ mn.
Manufactured £ mn.
Bank Clearings, Country
and Provincial Daily
Average £ mn.
Provincial £ mn.
Postal Receipts, Daily.. £000
Transportation—
Shipping —
Entrances mill, net tons
Clearances mill, net tons
Index of shipping
freights 1924 = 100
Railways —
Average weekly
railway receipts £ 000
Freight traffic, total.mil 1. tons
Merchandise mill, tons
Coal mill, tons
Minerals and other
merchandise.... mill, tons
Prices—
Wholesale Prices 1913 = 100—
Board of trade
Economist
Statist
Times
Retail Foods
Cost of living
Banking—
Bank of England —
Private deposits £ mn.
Bank and currency notes £ mn.
Gold reserve £ mn.
Nine Clearing Banks—
Deposits £ mn.
Discounts £ mn.
Advances £ mn.
Investments £ mn.
Treasury Bills £ mill.
Money—
Day to Day Rate p.c.
Three Months Rate p.c.
Security Values—
Fixed Interest 1921 = 100
Variable Dividend. .1921 = 100
Total 1921 = 100
Exchange, New York $ to £.
1932
Mar. April May June
341
470
19,091
1,090
57
7-4
118
6-32
267
4-14
121-8
93-3
9-55
2,595
20-8
18-8
67-7
27-2
16-6
56-7
24-8
23-4
14-7
28-8
37-5
611
30-9
16-5
130
55-7
31-2
2-7
3-5
24-2
13-2
102
128
2,790
20-8
3-7
13-8
3-3
104-
98-9
97-4
146
105
354
124-6
1,639
215
888
266
576
2-48
2-64
111-6
92-7
105-5
3-634
322
440
18,663
987
59
8-2
120
6-45
290
125-8
93
56-5
25-6
24-9
170
26-8
37-4
53-5
27-5
13-4
11-8
48-8
34-8
2
4-0
130
95
130
4-35
4
68-5
!,660
20-1
3-6
13-2
3-3
102-4
86-3
97-0
96-7
126
144
108
358
124-6
1,643
238
866
272
612
1-98
2-36
110-6
84-5
102-1
3-752
424
17,275
895
62
9-7
103
309
132-2
108-5
9-40
2,754
221
20-6
500
28-6
16-4
57-5
26-3
33-4
24-0
26-2
37-2
55-7
29-9
12
94
128
4-77
4-25
65-6
5,670
18-6
3-4
121
3-2
100-7
83-3
94-4
93-9
125
143
111
358
132-4
1,661
245
858
284
617
1
1-57
111-4
82-0
101
3-676
316
467
17,028
58
10-8
101
6-23
318
159-5
880
9-39
2,770
22-3
210
46-9
27-8
16 3
57-3
270
30-4
24-8
25-8
38-8
57-5
31-4
13-5
11-8
53-3
29-7
120
90-0
126
513
57-7
J.730
18-9
3-4
12-2
3-2
981
80-9
90-6
90-3
123
142
122
357
140-0
1,727
276
838
324
628
1-06
1110
78
100-6
3-i
July
297
437
15.275
52
5-71
333
7-58
1150
108
9-32
2,839
22
21-5
47-8
28-8
IS 4
57-5
28-5
311
251
27-3
42-8
51-9
29-3
10
11
48-6
29
2-3
3-5
22-4
13-3
:08-0
129
503
4
56-3
3,030
17-5
3-4
11-0
31
97-7
82-7
92-8
93-2
125
143
117
366
141-5
1,765
316
822
333
750
•67
'98
115-6
84-5
105-5
3-552
Aug.
367
15,542
815
54
14-8
79
4-62
274
8-90
780
500
9-28
2,866
23
22-6
48-6
28-8
16-3
57-7
26-2
33-5
25-4
271
43-4
53-3
28-2
11-7
13
49
28-6
2-6
3-4
21-7
11-9
920
121
513
4-50
590
2,990
16-5
10-7
2-7
99
85-2
94-9
960
123
141
123
36
139-
1.813
373
803
348
791
•71
•72
1161
92-5
108-4
3-476
Sept. Oct
265
437
16,360
922
56
10-7
5-70
298
123-9
93-9
9-15
2,849
22-8
22-9
46-8
30-8
160
62-1
27-3
34-8
20-3
28-5
42-1
54-3
30-6
11-2
121
51-4
26-2
2-5
3-2
11-4
880
131
4-91
4-77
64-3
17-2
3-3
110
2-8
102 1
88-1
94-6
97-7
123
141
123
362
140-3
•65
118-4
96-8
111-4
3-471
280
445
17,829
55
101
101
6-32
304
7-30
155-8
94-5
9-40
2,737
21-9
22-9
47-7
30-2
160
61-9
26-6
25-7
16-5
29-5
42-8
60-8
35-1
11-9
13-5
571
30-4
12-8
105-9
134
4
4-35
62-
2,690
18-8
3-6
12 4
2-8
101-1
85-3
91-5
96-5
125
143
119
361
140-4
1,853
387
780
396
872
•71
•84
120-3
96-3
112-5
3-399
Nov. Dec.
272
480
18,594
1,228
53
120
103
6-59
321
9-12
155-5
85-2
9-37
2,774
22-2
231
46-8
301
16 2
61-4
25-6
24-3
16-7
30-7
43-8
61-6
34-4
15-3
28-7
57-5
31-1
3-4
4-1
22-9
125
102-5
135
4-35
4-41
64-5
2,605
19-9
3-7
13-0
3-1
101-1
85-7
91-6
95-3
125
143
116
359
139-4
1,859
389
770
409
115-9
109-6
3-277
437
19,157
60
11-0
112
5-52
254
7-16
134-9
136-9
2,700
21-7
22
45-0
29-2
16
32
15-6
12-7
56-5
32-4
13-1
103-0
174
4-55
4-29
2.824
20-9
3-7
13
3-3
101-0
84-1
91-4
94-3
125
143
136
371
119-8
1,944
406
758
456
897
•75
1-25
116-1
95-8
109-4
3-270
1933
Jan.
1,336
60
11-4
117
5-93
326
6-81
136-2
108-3
9-29
2,877
23-1
22-4
44-8
301
18-6
51
25>
23-
20-
37-5
46-2
54-1
27-2
151
11-5
49-9
29-2
2-5
3-8
22-1
13-7
108-8
129
4-40
4 40
63-6
2,322
100
84-2
91-5
94-7
123
142
147
359
119
1,943
429
750
455
926
•75
1-81
116-9
96-4
110-2
3-365
Feb. Mar
276
490
18,552
1,151
59
6-7
107
5-43
293
5 81
129-0
135-0
9-34
2,836
22-8
21-8
43-8
29-6
19-3
61-6
23-8
24-4
191
34-2
45-2
49-1
25-2
13-2
10-5
44-6
27-9
2-3
3-4
21-4
131
101-3
127
4-03
62-6
2,491
98
82-7
90-6
92
122
141
133
356
142-2
1,917
384
751
480
790
•81
•91
118-4
96-1
1111
3-422
2,776
56-
52-4
32-6
119
139
140
364
56-4
3-415
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MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 30. Significant Statistics of the United States.
1932 I 1933
Classification
Mar.
Apri!
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
United States Statistics-
Wheat, Visiblb Supply. Mil. bush
. 202
172
! 167
18-8
194
19C
177
161
15!
148
Receipts, principal
markets 000 bush
Shipments, principal
markets 000 bush
. 13,412
! 13,198 15,34^
I 13,471
41,00(
40,732
38.4K
27,235
17,584
13,851
12,814
9,869
9,562
13,221
15,942
11,50'
' 17,294
19,646
21.31C
17,541
23,464
13,604
8,375
7,481
Exports, including
wheat flour 000 bush
8,43!
11,77;
8,76'
8,00
4,772
5,768
4,221
4,422
5,995
3.54S
3,313
2,176
Wheat Flour Produc-
tion 000 bbls
8,482
8,19f
7,731
7.82C
7,82?
9,005
9,394
9,382
8.71S
8.323
8,072
Sugar Meltings, 8
Ports 000 long tons
336
29$
327
381
365
35<
40C
281
23c
21c
21c
240
Tobacco Consumption,
Cigars Millions
355
35C
36£
40C
36!
401
405
437
41<
254
297
287
Cigarettes Millions
8,447
7,562
8,685
10.56C
9,534
9,559
9,31]
8,351
7,614
7,315
8,622
7,854
Cattle Receipts, Primary
Markets 00C
1,377
1,376
1,397
1,338
1,29]
1,606
1,689
1,896
1,54c
1,161
1,811
1,136
Hoa Receipts, Primary
Markets 00C
2,931
2,96(
3,05(
2,545
2,15*
2,405
2,505
2,691
2,775
3,12]
3,381
2,699
Cotton Consumption... 000 bales
481
367
332
32]
27$
402
492
502
504
44(
47J
442
Newsprint Produc-
tion 000 s. tons
100 •(
91-2
88-1
854
74-5
79-5
70-6
76-7
81-7
80-1
74-4
67-1
Newsprint Consump-
tion 000 s. tons
156-2
148-4
152-3
138-2
157-1
123 £
127-4
145-0
145-9
132-8
127-4
116-3
Pig Iron Production.. 000 1. tons
967
852
784
626
572
531
593
645
631
546
661
554
542
Steel Ingot Produc-
tion 000 1. tons
1,411
1,240
1,107
897
793
832
975
1,069
1,015
845
1,006
1,065
886
Unitlled Orders U.S.
Steel Co 000 1. tons
2,472
2,327
2,177
2,035
1,966
1,970
1,985
1,997
1,968
1,968
1,899
1,854
Automobile Produc-
tion 000 cars and trucks
119-0
148-3
184-3
183-1
111-1
90-3
84-1
48-7
59-6
107-4
130-1
106-8
22,448
129,477
20,575
132,020
18,605
132,575
16.423
134,027
14,716
135,902
13.611
133,153
13.260
125,775
15,217
121,840
16,078
121,948
18,653
124,856
19,828
129,644
20,076
134,440
Stocks s. tons
Lead Production s. tons
30,345
23,236
25,902
26,068
15,819
17,118
20,498
21,092
24,465
21,638
24,615
20,333
Petroleum Produc-
67,189
67,717
68,523
64,835
66,310
66,220
65,036
65,219
63,384
58,044
63,998
Consumption (to
stills) 000 bbls.
68,502
71,131
74,669
72,327
71,455
67,271
63,913
66,698
65.504
65,998
66,093
Gasoline Production.. 000 bbls.
31,789
33,093
34,599
33,312
33,705
32,883
30,908
33,212
32,072
31,254
30,508
29,451
112-2
30,488
121-7
31,574
146-2
38,766
113-1
31,317
128-8
35,207
134-0
33,645
127-5
32,255
107-5
30,294
105-3
27,191
81-2
26,442
83-4
Contracts Awarded $000,000
52-7
Caijloadings 000 cars
2,287
2,773
2,088
1,966
2,422
2,345
2,245
3,158
2,195
2,487
1,910
1,958
1,841
Electric Power Pro-
duction mill. k.h.
7,321
6,781
6,635
6,548
6,525
6,743
6,735
7,053
6,937
7,127
6,909
Index Factory Employ-
ment 1923-5=100
66-4
64-3
62-1
60-0
58-3
58-8
60-3
611
61-2
60-6
59-4
59-4
Mail Order Sales, 2 cos $000
33,959
39,745
38,718
39,889
32,073
33,777
39,156
45,423
41,281
51,700
26,958
26, 732
Ten Cent Sales, 4 Chains. . .$000
40,512
39,359
38,869
36,864
34,361
34,538
36.632
41,605
38,040
66,307
30,001
30.534
Imports $000,000
131-3
126-7
112-0
111-4
79-4
91-1
98-4
106-4
104-5
97-0
96-0
83-8
Exports $000,000
155-3
135-2
132-0
114-3
106-8
109-2
132-0
153-5
139-4
131-2
120-6
101-5
Manufacturing Pro-
duction 1923-5 = 100
65-0
61-0
590
58-0
570
59-0
65-0
65-0
63
64-0
64-0
62-0
Mineral Production.. 1923-5=100
84-0
79-0
67-0
63-0
64-0
65-0
700
74-0
750
76-0
73-0
77-0
Industrial Produc-
tion 1923-5«100
68-0
64-0
60-0
59-0
58-0
60-0
66-0
66-0
65-0
66-0
65-0
64-0
counted Mil. Dolls.
639
556
490
440
538
433
332
326
309
235
274
582
42-6
Reserve Ratio p.c.
70-7
67-1
62-1
57-6
56-5
58-9
611
62-1
62-6
62-9
65-5
53-5
59-3
Member Banks Loans
Net Demand
Deposits Mil. Dolls.
12,211
11,880
11,631
11,263
10,996
10,796
10,706
10,441
10,413
10,297
10,166
9,627
10,941
11,144
11,102
10,925
10,751
10,982
11,229
11,401
11,745
11,758
11,899
10,593
Interest Rates, Time Loans.. p.c.
3-13
2-30
1-75
1-50
1-38
1-38
1-38
•88
•51
•50
•50
•88
2-80
Call loans renewal p.c.
2-50
2-50
2-50
2-50
2-08
2-08
2-00
1-35
1-04
1-00
1-00
1-00
3-22
Prime commercial paper,
3-75
3-50
3-13
2-75
2-50
2-68
2-13
2-00
1-74
1-50
1-38
1-38
3-30
Bond Prices High Gr^ade
Rails (10)
79-28
58-25
73-23
49-42
69-69
43-08
68-78
41-39
70-97
42-98
79-32
53-35
82-07
55-01
80-76
49-86
78-19
47-51
77-88
44-05
82-49
46-94
81-92
45-22
Forty bonds
Prices Common Stocks
(404) 1926=100
56-8
43-9
39-8
34-0
35-9
53-3
52-2
49-9
47-5
47-4
49-1
44-9
(Copyright Standard Statistics Co.)
Industrials (338)
53-8
32-1
93-4
54-5
23-9
41-7
22-2
73-3
34-3
18-7
38-1
17-4
67-8
30-1
17-9
33-5
14-1
55-0
25-5
15-1
44-4
21-2
55-4
35-2
20-6
51-5
29-2
84-2
44-5
28-5
55-8
34-5
91-4
54-2
32-9
47-7
27-5
80-6
42-8
23-9
45-4
25-5
77-6
39-5
22-6
44-8
25-7
79-6
40-4
23-5
46-2
27-6
81-8
41-9
24-2
42-5
26-7
73 1
37-7
20-
Railways (33)
Utilities (34)
Tires and rubber goods (17)
57-9
29-6
45-0
30-4
32-3
30-7
16-8
104-6
33-1
49-2
21-8
38-0
21-9
23-1
25-6
11-0
89-5
31-4
41-7
20-4
38-6
19-7
19-9
23-4
9-1
82-9
23-2
34-8
22-0
36-5
17-3
16-3
20-0
6-5
70-3
23-0
43-6
29-6
50-1
26-4
24-9
27-2
11-4
93-0
23-1
49-3
37-7
54-6
29-8
33-0
33-1
15-8
98-0
82-6
52-8
47-0
53-9
31-8
42-1
38-7
17-3
101-4
67-4
48-2
34-4
47-4
26-4
32-5
32-5
12-9
90-5
29-2
47-1
32-1
47-1
24-8
27-7
29-9
11-1
82-9
23-0
46-6
26-1
46-1
24-2
24-8
27-6
9-2
81-4
23-2
46-3
29-4
46-4
25-2
27-2
26-7
8-6
85-7
18-7
42-7
28-1
42-0
25-2
26-7
25-2
60
78-8
19-3
Oil (16)
Steel and iron (9)
Textile (31)
Tobacco (10)
Stock Sales, N.Y Mil Shares
20-1
Bond Sales, N.Y Mil. Dolls.
252-7
252-4
258-4
257-2
240-7
333-1
250-3
178-6
158-9
241-9
260-0
231-5
533
379
300
244
242
332
380
325
338
347
359
360
Bank Debits, N.Y... Mil. Dolls.
16,160
15,558
12,912
4,202
12,728
13,458
14,163
12,944
9,815
13,967
12,413
12,036
Outside, 140 centres. Mil. Dolls.
13,729
14,366
12,498
12,908
12,572 12,188111,767
12.354U0.935
12,820 12,053
10,079
REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
Vol. VIII OTTAWA, AVRIL, 1933 N° 4
Statisticten du Dominion: R. H. Coats, B.A., F.S.S. (Hon.), F.R.S.C.
Chef de la Section de la Statistiqtje Generale: S. A. Cudmore, M.A., F.S.S.
Adjoint (Statistiques Economiques): S. B. Smith, M.A.
STATISTIQUE COURANTE DES AFFAIRES AU CANADA
La situation economique du Canada s'est pleinement maintenue en mars, la hausse des
prix de gros etant le point lumineux a l'horizon. L'indice a monte de 63-6 en fevrier a 64-4
et une plus grande avance des denrees les plus speculatives en avril a completement change les
perspectives immediates. L'indice canadien des produits de la ferme a monte de 43-0 a 44-7
et les metaux non ferreux ont continue leur avance du mois precedent. L'opinion se repand
que les prix de gros vont grandement profiter d'evenements politiques et economiques qui facili-
teraient la reprise prochaine des activites commerciales.
Les obligations du gouvernement, vu les conditions financieres agitees aux Etats-Unis, ont
ete moderement plus bas que le mois precedent. Le rendement moyen des obligations de l'On-
tario etait de 4-79 p.c. comparativement a 4-73, et les obligations du Dominion ont aussi flechi.
Le cours moyen des actions ordinaires a 6te le meme qu'en fevrier, Findice etant a 47-3
comparativement a 47-6. Les industriels ont avance et les utilites ont recule moderement.
La moyenne des fonds de New- York a $1-199 a Montreal se compare a $1-197 en fevrier.
Operations commerciales
Le volume des affaires s'est bien maintenu en mars malgre la crise bancaire des Etats-Unis.
La production minerale, mesuree par neuf facteurs significatifs, montre de l'amelioration. Les
expeditions d'or, a 274,925 onces, se comparent a 225,492 onces en fevrier et le mouvement de
l'argent donne 1,692,469 onces comparativement a 997,579. Les exportations de nickel donnent
5,073,000 livres comparativement a 3,469,000, un gain modere apres rajustement. La produc-
tion de charbon, a 812,393 tonnes, se compare a 1,036,400 tonnes en fevrier, la plus grande partie
de ce declin etant contraire aux tendances saisonnieres.
L'indice de la production alimentaire base sur dix facteurs marque 74-1 en mars com-
parativement a 63-0 en fevrier. La farine de ble et le gruau d'avoine donnent des augmen-
tations, apres rajustements, et l'avoine roulee donne une diminution. La production de sucre
des quatre semaines terminees le 25 mars est de 55,432,000 livres comparativement a 20,347,000
livres la periode precedente. Les abatages de pores et de moutons montrent des gains tandis
que le gain des bovins est inferieur a la normale saisonniere. Les exportations de fromage et
de saumon en conserve ont ete plus grosses en mars.
Les dedouanements de tabac en feuille et de cigares ont ete considerablement plus lourds,
mais le gain en cigarettes a ete moins que normal pour la saison. La manufacture d'enveloppes
de pneumatiques montre un faible gain pour le dernier mois dont les statistiques sont etablies.
L'activite dans l'industrie de la chaussure a ete plus grande, selon les derniers rapports.
La production de papier a journal est de 137,078 tonnes comparativement a 125,610, un
gain plus que normal pour mars. Les exportations de pulpe de bois, planches et madriers ont
ete plus fortes et celles de bardeaux ont decline, apres rajustement. L'indice de la production
forest iere a 60-6 se compare a 59-8 en fevrier.
La production d'acier en lingots est de 11,212 tonnes comparativement a 12,374 tonnes en
fevrier et comme tous les hauts fourneaux sont inactifs, il n'a pas ete produit de fonte. La pro-
duction d'automobiles est de 6,632 comparativement a 3,298, le gain etant de pres de 67 p.c.
apres rajustement.
Les gains des contrats de construction et des permis de batir sont legers, en contraste avec
l'augmentation normale de la saison. Les operations de construction indiquent un tres bas
niveau.
La production d'energie electrique a ete sur une moyenne quotidienne de 44,227,000 k.w.h.
en mars comparativement a 46,413,000 en fevrier, le declin etant un peu plus que normal pour
la saison.
Les chargements de wagons, a 157,416, se comparent a 133,147 le mois precedent, le gain
etant de pres de 3 p.c. apres rajustement.
Les exportations, a $36,579,000 se comparent a $26,398,000, soit un gain modere apres rajus-
tement, tandis que le gain dans les importations est inferieur a la normale.
36 REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
Les debits des banques de mars se chiffrent a $1,887,000,000 comparativement a $1,830,-
000,000, le declin, apres rajustement, etant de 5-1 p.c.
L'indice du marche agricole marque 129 comparativement a 76-5, le gain provenant des
expeditions de grain a la tete des lacs et sur la cote du Pacifique. L'indice du grain vendu donne
140-2 comparativement 79-4. L'indice des denrees dans les entrepots frigorifiques le ler avril
est a 112-7 comparativement a 135-8 le ler mars.
Changements economiques
Les trois facteurs representatifs choisis comme refletant le mieux la position economique
jourante n'ont montre aucune amelioration dans le premier trimestre de 1933. Le cours des
actions ordinaires a ete plutot a la baisse depuis septembre dernier jusqu'a mars, l'indice montrant
17-3 comparativement a, 63-0, moyenne de septembre. Le point le plus bas de la depression
ictuelle a ete touche en juin 1932, alors que l'indice marquait 43-2. Apres l'elimination de la
jourse a long terme telle que determined pour la periode de Janvier 1919 a juin 1932, l'indice
est un peu plus bas en mars 1933 qu'en juin 1932. II est 2-90 fois la deviation standardised
au-dessous de la tendance a long terme comparativement a 2-89 en juin.
Le facteur le moins favorable a ce sujet est le fort declin du volume physique des affaires,
declin qui a ete continu depuis quatre ans. L'indice a baisse de plus de deux fois la deviation
standardised au-dessus de la course a long terme dans les commencements de 1932 a pres que
de quatre fois au-dessous les derniers mois sur lesquels les statistiques sont compilees.
Le rendement des obligations est en meilleure position dans le premier trimestre de 1933
que dans la periode correspondante de l'annee precedente. Le rendement des obligations etait
faible dans les premiers mois de 1928, indiquant le credit facile. Le changement fut rapide
les douze mois suivants. Alors que le declin de l'argent a long terme montrait qu'il y avait
amelioration au cours des quinze mois precedant septembre 1931, la dislocation financiere
exterieure conduisit a une vive avance qui eut sa cime en Janvier 1933. La situation du credit
s'ameliora dans la derniere partie de 1932 et n'a guere change dans le premier trimestre de 1933,
bien que les rendements soient un peu plus forts en mars.
Le graphique de la page 4 montre les correlations des trois facteurs apres rajustements suivant
les methodes statistiques reconnues.
Relation entre les prix et le volume des affaires
Le graphique de la page 10 montre la relation des indices du volume des affaires avec ceux
des prix de gros depuis 1919 jusqu'a date. Ces facteurs sont les plus significatifs dans l'orien-
tation des conditions economiques. L'operation profitable des entreprises productives depend
de la stabilite et du mouvement ascendant des prix. Dans les periodes de declin, le commerce
subit un grand desavantage. Les principaux declins dans le volume des affaires d'apres-guerre
sont en 1920-21 et de 1929 jusqu'a nos jours, coi'neidant avec une baisse tres prononcee des prix
de gros. De Janvier 1922 a decembre 1929, il y a une periode de stabilite relative des prix. Ce
facteur a contribue a l'expansion industrielle de 1922 a 1929.
Un gain simultane des deux facteurs comme en 1919 constitue l'essence d'une amelioration
dans les conditions economiques. Le gain d'un facteur et la stabilite de l'autre, comme dans
la periode de 1922 a 1929, reflete des conditions relativement prosperes. Un declin simultane
des deux facteurs sur une periode assez prolongee comme 1920-21 ou 1929-33 est la preuve d'une
depression majeure.
Le premier trimestre de 1933, le declin des operations commerciales s'est continue au taux
plus ou moins caracteristique des quatre annees precedentes. Le declin des prix de gros a ete
rapide en 1930, mais le recul a ete moins rapide les 27 derniers mois. L'indice a monte" de
huit-dixiemes de point en mars, contrebalancant le declin des trois mois precedents.
Si l'on prend separement ou les prix ou le volume physique, il est possible d'en tirer certaines
conclusions sur l'orientation des affaires. Par l'etude de la marche des prix, en etablissant
une ligne normale de l'abondance de l'argent et du credit et en allouant une marge pour la produc-
tion et les stocks de denrees, il est possible d'etablir que les prix sont relativement hauts ou bas.
L'equation de l'echange
Le graphique de la page 15 montre un nombre de facteurs entrant dans l'equation des
echanges canadiens. L'interet de cette equation provient de la lumiere qu'elle projette sur les
fluctuations des prix generaux. Les changements dans le niveau general des prix sont d'un interet
tres etendu, principalement pour les speculateurs et pour les administrateurs ayant a tracer un
programme d'activites.
REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOM1QUE 37
L'equation des echanges est developpce sur la theorie quantitative de Pargent. L'essence
de la theorie, c'est que Pun des effets normaux d'une variation dans la quantite d'argent en circu-
lation provoque directement des changements de prix. En d'autres mots, quand pour une cause
quelconque les media de circulation entre les mains du public augmentent en quantite, le niveau
general a une tendance a se mouvoir dans la merae direction, et vice versa.
La reconstruction de la theorie quantitative de Pargent, a la suite des recherches de Kem-
merer et Fisher, a resulte en une equation des echanges. II 6tait pr6tendu, par exemple, qu'au-
cuhe difference ne provenait du fait que les fonds fussent actuellement entre les mains du public ou
deposes dans les banques, les depots sujets a retrait par cheque depassant en 1932 dix fois le chiffre
du numeraire en circulation, y compris les billets et Pargent monnaye entre les mains du public.
Le chiffre des billets de banque entre les mains du public est obtenu en deduisant " les
billets detenus par les autres banques " de la circulation globale des billets de banque. Les
billets du Dominion en possession des banques et a la reserve centrale d'or sont deduits des
emissions globales. Le montant de la monnaie subsidiaire est base sur les chiffres soumis par
la Monnaie. La somme de la monnaie, des billets du Dominion et des banques, apres ces deduc-
tions, donne tout Pargent actuellement entre les mains du public.
L'efficience de Pargent, toutefois, depend de la frequence avec laquelle elle sert a faire des
paiements. Une grande quantite d'argent se deplacant a faible velocite ne donne pas plus de
service qu'une petite quantite se deplacant a grande vitesse.
Les statistiques des debits des banques, etablies en cooperation avec PAssociation des Ban-
quiers Canadiens depuis 1922, sont d'une grande valeur dans cette etude. En divisant le total
des depots des banques par les debits on obtient la velocite approximative de la circulation de
mois en mois depuis la guerre, dont les resultats paraissent dans la premiere section du graphique.
Les debits de 1919 a, 1923 ont ete calcules sur les rapports des compensations.
En presumant que la velocite de Pargent est d'environ 125 p.c. du deplacement des depots,
la velocite mensuelle est obtenue par interpolation suivant la velocite des depots. En prenant
le produit de Pargent actuellement en circulation et sa velocite, on a construit une serie men-
suelle comparative du total des paiements au comptant de la periode d'apres-guerre. En ajou-
tant cette serie aux debits des banques augmentes de 14-5 p.c. pour couvrir les cheques payes
en dehors des 32 centres ou se trouvent des chambres de compensations, on a le total de tous les
paiements par cheque ou en argent.
Nous avons la un cote de l'equation des echanges, qui est peut-e'tre le medium rassernblant
le mieux tous les facteurs influencant la marche des prix. L'equation montre que le montant
global des paiements en especes ou en cheques est egal au produit du prix et de la quantite totale
de marchandises echangees et de services rendus au cours de la periode.
Le but reel est d' analyser les relations entre differents facteurs de l'equation, obtenant ainsi
un apercu des conditions determinant les fluctuations du niveau des prix. L'equation prend
la forme de MV — MiVi=PT, M reprcsentant Pargent entre les mains du public, Mi les depots
des banques sujets a, retrait par cheque, et V et Vi la velocite de Pargent et des depots tandis
que P est Pcquivalant du niveau general des prix et T Pcquivalent de commerce, ce qui repre-
sente la somme des denrees et des services echanges.
La fluctuation cyclique des depots est d'un caractere plus modere que celle des debits, le
roulement des depots etant beaucoup plus gros dans les periodes de prosperite. Le volume
des debits comparativement aux depots a touche au nouveau bas de la pcriode d'apres-guerre
dans le premier trimestre de 193,3. Le niveau actuel des depots est suffisant pour une expan-
sion considerable des affaires et de la speculation. Dans une periode de depression, les bas prix
et la lenteur des operations expliquent la faible velocite des debits des banques.
Pourvu que les autres facteurs de l'equitation restent inchanges, l'effet de la contraction
industrielle des quatre annees dernieres aurait ete d'elever les prix. Quels sont done alors les
facteurs montrant assez de fluctuation pour contrebalancer Peffet constructif des prix exerce
par la baisse des affaires en ces dernieres annees? On en trouve une influence mineure dans la
diminution de la monnaie en circulation, mais le facteur majeur se trouve dans le declin pro-
nonce de velocite des depots en disponibilite.
Commerce mondial
La valeur des importations et exportations des principaux pays, par regions continentales,
de Janvier 1929 a, decembre 1932 parait dans la graphique de la page 30. On constate en 1932
une plus grande resistance aux tendances rcactionnaires decoulant du fort declin caracteristique
des deux annees precedentes. Le niveau de 1932 a ete plus bas qu'en 1930 et 1931, mais la
marche d'un mois a Pautre indiquait une plus grande stabilite.
38 REVUE MENSUELLE DE LA SITUATION ECONOMIQUE
En L930 la forte chute du coura des matieres premieres a frappe les pays agricoles, parti-
culidremenl en dehors de l'Europe. Quelques-uns ont etc capables d'augmenter le volume
de leurs exportations, mais merae en ce cas la baisse des prix en a diminue la valeur totale.
Comme le commerce entre pays europeens n'a pas ete aussi rudement affecte en 1930, le com-
merce des pays d'Europe n'a commence a baisser serieusement qu'en 1931. Dans les plus
recents stages de la depression, cependant, I'abaissement du pouvoir d'achat de tous les pays
agricoles a cause une baisse dans les exportations des pays industriels, de sorte que le declin est
devenu general. II est evident qu'en 1932 la depression avait desorganisc les marches mondiaux
a un degre extraordinaire.
D'apres le Releve Economique Mondial de J. B. Condliffe, public par la Socicte des Nations,
la contraction du commerce mondial signifie rappauvrissement. II a son contrecoup dans le
ehomage, un abaissement du standard de la vie et la disorganisation de l'industrie et du
commerce.
La SITUATION AUX ETATS-UNIS
Malgre la crise bancaire de mars, l'activite industrielle des Etats-Unis a fait montre d'une
reprise substantielle la derniere partie du mois et les statistiques hebdomadaires accusent des
gains dans plusieurs lignes importantes au commencement d'avril. Apres le 25 mars, les opera-
tions des acieries ont pris de l'expansion montrant que la production d'avril depasserait celle
de mars. La production estimative d'automobiles a ete de 31,629 la semaine terminee le 8 avril
comparativement a 10,633 la semaine du 18 mars, le gain ayant ete graduel au cours de l'inter
valle. La production d'energie electrique, apres avoir baisse avec violence pendant le conge
bancaire, s'est mise a avancer et a la fin du mois elle etait a, peu pres au meme niveau qu'a la fin
de fevrier.
Le developpement economique le plus saillant a ete l'adoption, le 20 avril, de la loi de secours
a l'agriculture, donnant au president le droit de prendre les mesures nccessaires au relevement
des prix aux Etats-Unis. Ce plan comprend un arrangement avec le Federal Reserve System
pour l'achat sur le marche public de $3,000,000,000 d'obligations du gouvernement. Si cela
ne suffit pas a faire face aux besoins de la situation, il y a trois alternatives: (1) des bons du
Tresor peuvent etre emis jusqu'a concurrence de $3,000,000,000 pour rencontrer les obligations
federates a leurs echeances et pour l'achat de bons des Etats-Unis; (2) la reduction du titre or du
dollar americain, mais ne devant pas aller au-dela de 50 p.c. du titre actuel; (3) l'acceptation
de $100,000,000 en paiement des dettes de guerre en argent a 50 cents l'once.
Les discussions des questions economiques avec les representants des autres pays en prepa-
ration de la conference monetaire et economique mondiale ont commence le 20 avril avec l'arrivee
du premier ministre du Royaume-Uni.
LA SITUATION EN GRANDE-BRETAGNE
Les comptes publics de 1' an nee fiscalc terminee le 31 mars 1933 montrent un etat de chose]
assez satisfaisant, si Ton ticnt compte des conditions mondiales generates. Le revenu ordinaire,
sans compter celui des services pourvoyant a leurs revenus, comme les Postes, sont de £744,791,000
et toutes les depenses sur la meme base sont de £777,070,000. Ce dernier chiffre, cependant,
comprend £17,239,000 verse au nouveau fonds d'amortissement pour require le principal de la
dette, et £28,956,000 paye aux Etats-Unis, de sorte que, apres elimination du fonds d'amortisse-
ment, il reste un deficit comparativement modere de £15,400,000 et qui aurait 6te transform6
en un surplus substantiel s'il n'y avait pas eu de paiement aux Etats-Unis, bien que le Royaume-
Uni n'ait recu aucun paiement de la France et des autres pays crediteurs.
Les prix de gros ont continue de baisser, le nombre-indice de mars etant a 81-7 p.c. de
base de 1930 comparativement a, 82-8 p.c. et 83-0 p.c. en fevrier et Janvier respectivement.
Le commerce en produits britanniques le premier trimestre de 1933, avec chiffres correspon-
dants de 1932 entre parentheses a <He comme suit: importations £159,241,000 (£193,441,000);
exportations de produits du Royaume-Uni £89,706,000 (£93,331,000); reexportations £12,621,000
(£16,115,000); execdent des importations £56,914,000 (£84,995,000). La reduction de
balance commerciale dcfavorable pendant le trimestre est de £28,000,000, ou au taux de
£100,000,000 par annee, ce qui est le trait saillant.
Le chomage montre de la diminution, le nombre de chomeurs etant de 2,776,184 le 20 mars,
soit une reduction de 80,454 en un mois.
Ottawa, Bureau federal de la Statistique, 24 avril 1933.
PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY THE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS
1. ANNUAL OR SPECIAL REPOBTS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH ENDED
APRIL 16, 1933
Population. — Seventh census of Canada, 1931, Bulletin No. 1, Mental Institutions. Vital statistics, 1930,
10th annual report.
Production. — Agricultural Products. — Commercial tobacco production in Canada, 1932. Annual
statistics of fruit and floriculture, 1932. Animal Products. — Animal products, 1930, by counties,
Nova Scotia, final bulletin No. 2; New Brunswick, final bulletin No. 3; Manitoba, final bulletin
No. 4. Report on the production of processed cheese in Canada, 1932. Statistics of dairy factories,
1931. Harness and saddlery and miscellaneous leather goods in Canada, 1931. Advance report on
the fur farms of Canada, 1931. Forest Products. — Preliminary report on the sash, door and planing-
mill industry in Canada, 1931. Report on the furniture industry in Canada, 1931.
Manufactures. — Vegetable Products. — Report on the bread and other bakery products industry in
Canada, 1931. Report on the coffee, tea and spice industry in Canada, 1931. Iron and Steel and
Their Products. — The hardware and tools industry in Canada, 1931. The agricultural implements
industry in Canada, 1931. Electrical Apparatus and Supplies. — The radio industry in Canada
1932.
External Trade. — Review of Canada's foreign trade, calendar year 1932. Trade of Canada (imports for
consumption and exports) calendar year 1932.
Internal Trade. — Retail trade in Alberta, 1930. Retail trade in Alberta, 1930, by census divisions, cities
and towns. Retail trade in British Columbia, 1930. Retail trade in British Columbia, 1930, by
census divisions, cities and towns. Retail trade in Canada, 1930 (preliminary summary). Press sum-
mary of same.
Education. — Survey of libraries in Canada, 1931 (bilingual). Apercue annuel sur l'education au Canada,
1931.
2. PUBLICATIONS REGULARLY ISSUED BY THE WEEK, MONTH OR QUARTER
Weekly Bulletins. — Canadian Grain Statistics, Carloadings of Revenue Freight. Investors' and Traders'
Indexes of Security Prices. Index Number of 20 Mining Stocks.
Monthly Bulletins. — Agricultural Statistics. The Wheat Situation- Review; statistical supplement.
Cold Storage Holdings. Production of— (a) Flour, (b) Sugar, (c) Boots and Shoes, (d) Auto-
mobiles, (e) Iron and Steel, (f) Coal and Coke, (g) Leading Mineral Products, (h) Asbestos.
(i) Asphalt Roofing, (j) Cement, (k) Clay Products. (1) Copper, (m) Feldspar, (n) Gold,
(o) Gypsum, (p) Lead, (q) Lime, (r) Natural Gas. (s) Nickel, (t) Petroleum, (u) Salt.
(v) Silver, (w) Zinc, (x) Concentrated Milk Products, (y) Creamery Butter. Building Permits.
Summary of the Trades of Canada current month and 12 months. Summary of Canada's domestic
exports. Summary of Canada's Imports. Asbestos trade. Farm implements and machinery.
Footwear trade. Exports: Grain and flour; Lumber; Meats, lard and sausage casings; Milk, milk
products and eggs; Non-ferrous ores and smelter products; Paints and varnishes; Petroleum and its
products; Pulpwood, wood pulp and paper; Rubber and insulated wire and cable; Vehicles (of iron).
Imports: Coffee and tea; Lumber; Meats, lard and sausage casings; Milk and its products and eggs;
Non-ferrous ores and smelter products; Paints and varnishes; Petroleum and its products; Rubber;
Stoves, sheet metal products; Refrigerators; Vehicles (of iron).
Railway Operating Statistics. Traffic of Canadian Railways. Canal Statistics.
Prices and Price Indexes. Automobile Financing. Changes in the value of retail sales.
The Employment Situation as reported by Employers. Commercial Failures. Bank Debits.
Review of Business Statistics. — Price $1.00 per year.
Vital Statistics, Births, Marriages and Deaths, by provinces.
Quarterly Reports.— Trade of Canada— Price $2.00 per year.
For the publications listed above application should be made to the Dominion Statistician, Dominion
Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa.
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MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
MAY, 1933
Published by Authority of the Honourable H. H. Stevens, M.P.
Minister of Trade and Commerce
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MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS
Page
Chart of Three Representative Factors 4
General Review 3-7
Table 1. Weighted Indices of the Physical Vol-
ume of Business 8
Table 2. Trend of Business Movements.
Imports of raw materials. Exports of lumber.
Production of basic industries. Exports of certain
commodities. Operations of railways. Canal
traffic. Strikes and lockouts. Reports of the em-
ployment offices. Immigration. Bank clearings.
Failure
Chart of Business Revenues and Common
Stocks 10
Table 3. Receipts and Visible Supply of Canadian
Grain 11
Table 4. Exports and Cash Price of Canadian
Grain 11
Table 5. Consumption of Grain and Production
by the Milling Industry 12
Table 6. Receipts, Manufactures and Stocks of
Sugar 12
Table 7. Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes Entered
for Consumption.
Tobacco, cut. Tobacco, plug— Cigarettes. Cigar-
ettes, ov«r-weight. Cigars. Foreign Raw Leaf
Tobacco 13
T able 8. Prod uctlon of Boots an d Shoes 13
Table 9. Cold Storage Holdings, Sales and
Slaughterings of Live Stock and Retail Food
Prices 14
Chart of Weekly Factors 15
Table 10. Output of Central Electric Stations In
Canada 16
Table 11. Railway Freight Loaded at Stations. . 17
Table 12. Index Numbers of Employment by
Industries 18
Electrical Energy Available for Consumption 18
Table 13. Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of Em-
ployment, Indexes of Retail Sales and Auto-
mobile Financing 19
Table 14. Trend of Business in the Five Economic
Areas.
Canada, Maritime Provinces, Quebec, Ontario,
Prairie Provinces, British Columbia — Construction
Contracts Awarded. Building Permits. Index of
Employment. Bank Debits. Sales of Insurance.
Commercial Failures 20
Table 15. Mineral Production by Months.
Metals— Gold, Silver, Nickel, Copper, Lead,
Zinc, Fuels — Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Non-
Metals — Asbestos, Gypsum, Feldspar, Salt, Struc-
tural Materials— Cement, Clay Products, Lime. . . 20
Pag:
Table 16. Weekly Factors of Economic Activity in
Canada.
Grain Receipts and Prices, Live Stock Sales and
Prices, Carloadings, Security Prices, Mining Stock
Prices
Table 17. Bank Debits to Individual Accounts
in the Clearing House Centres of Canada
Table 18. Indexes of Employment by Cities
Table 19. Building Permits Issued in Sixty-one
Cities *
Table 20. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices. . . .
Table 21. Prices of Representative Commodities
and Wholesale Prices in Other Countries.
United States, United Kingdom, France, Ger-
many, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden,
Italy, Finland, India, Japan, Australia, New
Zealand, Egypt
Table 22. Total Value of Imports and Exports,
by Groups, in Thousands of Dollars
Table 24. Summary of Canada's Imports by
Principal Commodities
Table 25. Banking and Currency
Chart of Indexes of Physical Volume
Table 26. Index Numbers of Security Prices.
(a) 1. Common Stocks— Industrials, Total, Iron
and Steel, Pulp and Paper, Milling, Oils, Textiles
and Clothing, Food and Allied Products, Beverages,
Miscellaneous. Utilities, Total, Transportation,
Telephone and Telegraph, Power and Traction.
(b) Common Stocks, continued — Companies
abroad, Total, Industrial, Utilities, Banks, General
Index Number, Traders' Index, Preferred Stocks,
Interest Rates, Yields on Bonds, Shares Traded,
Montreal. Mining Stocks — Gold, Copper, Silver
and Miscellaneous, Total Index
Table 27. Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared
from Canadian Ports
Table 28. Annual Indexes
Table 29. Significant Statistics of the United
Kingdom
Table 30.
States..
Significant Statistics of the United
List of Current Publications of the Dominion
Bureau of Statistics
24
25
26
Table 23. Canada'sDomestic Exports by Principal
Commodities 27
Indexes of Cost of Living and Cost per Week of a
Family Budget
34
39
General Review (in French) 35-38
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Vol. VIII OTTAWA, MAY, 1933 No. 5
Dominion Statistician: R. H. Coats, B.A., F.S.S. (Hon.), F.R.S.C.
Chief, Branch op General Statistics: S. A. Cudmore, M.A., F.S.S.
Assistant on Business Statistics: Sydney B. Smith, M.A.
THE BUSINESS SITUATION IN CANADA
Economic conditions in Canada recorded improvement during April over the level of the
first quarter, the more optimistic tone being reflected in marked advances on stock and com-
modity exchanges while business operations showed a gain over the preceding month. The index
of wholesale prices was 65-4 compared with 64-4 in March, the gains being pronounced in farm
products and non-ferrous metals. The index of common stocks reflected a sharp advance on
the Canadian exchanges. The standing in April was 51-9 compared with 47-3 and the weekly
index shows that the advance was continued in the early weeks of May. Ten groups out of the
14 in the classification averaged higher in April, the exceptions being banks, textiles, telephone
and power. Money and credit factors showed moderate change in the period under review.
Dominion bonds strengthened during the month, the average price being only slightly higher
in April than in the preceding month. The price of Ontario government bonds, on the other
hand, was lower in April than in March, yields being computed at 4-85 p.c. compared with
4-79 p. c.
After adjustment for seasonal tendencies, bank deposits at the beginning of April were not
greatly altered, the decline in notice deposits being counterbalanced by the gain in demand
deposits. The gain in current loans was less than normal for the season. Call loans in Canada
showed a decline, while call loans elsewhere were moderately greater. Investment holdings
were $792,800,000 compared with $797,500,000, the greatest total in the history of Canadian
banking.
Bank and Dominion notes in the hands of the public were $151,700,000 compared with
$138,880,000, the gain being considerably greater than normal for the season.
Business Operations
Business operations were at a higher level in April than in the preceding month, the gains
in industrial production being well diversified. Conditions in mineral production were mixed,
gains and declines being about evenly divided. Shipments of the precious metals were in lesser
volume than in March. Receipts of gold at the Mint were 206,582 ounces compared with 264,159
in the preceding month, and silver shipments were 652,421 ounces compared with 1,692,469.
Nickel exports were 2,746,000 pounds compared with 5,073,000, the decline being less than
normal for the season. Zinc shipments to other countries also showed a gain after seasonal
adjustment, the total in April being 14,057,800 pounds. Asbestos exports of the better grades
were 4,995 tons compared with 3,641 and the imports of bauxite for the manufacture of aluminium
showed a gain after seasonal adjustment.
The milling industry was more active in the last month for which statistics are available,
a marked increase being shown in the output of wheat flour, oatmeal and rolled oats. The out-
put of manufactured sugar was 46,455,000 pounds compared with 55,432,000 in March. Declines
were shown in inspected slaughterings of live stock, the index being 109-0 compared with 119-2.
The composite for the ten factors indicating the trend of the production of foodstuffs, was 82-7
compared with 74-1.
Crude rubber imports were 1,245,000 pounds compared with 2,496,000 in March, a consider-
able decline being shown after seasonal adjustment. Imports of raw cotton and wool were at
a low level in April, a decline being shown from March even after the usual adjustment.
The output of newsprint was 147,759 tons compared with 137,078, the gain after seasonal
adjustment being more than 8 p.c. Wood pulp and shingles were exported in greater volume,
while a decline was shown in the exports of planks and boards. The forestry index reflecting
mainly the greater output of newsprint was 63-7 compared with 60-7 in March. Output of steel
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ingots at 11,384 tons showed a slight gain over March, the production of pig iron being suspended
during the month. Output of automobiles was 8,255 units compared with 6,632 in March, the
gain being greater than normal for the season. The decline in the imports of petroleum was
less than normal for the season.
Construction contract awards were valued at $8,609,000 compared with $3,192,000, the
gain after usual adjustments being 31 p.c. Building permits at $1,552,000 showed moderate
gain. Carloadings at 161,531 compared with 157,416 in March, showed a gain, whereas a decline
would have been expected from seasonal causes. The gain in trade employment was less than
normal for the season. Imports and exports were at lower levels in April, imports showing the
greater decline after seasonal adjustment.
Bank debits at clearing centres were $1,877,000,000, a slight percentage decline from the
preceding month, which would be somewhat greater after seasonal adjustment.
Receipts of grain at Lakehead and Pacific coast ports were at a lower level in April, declines
being shown by wheat and barley while a greater movement occurred in oats, flax and rye. The
index of grain marketings was 109-7 in April compared with 140-2 in March. Sales of cattle
on stock 3'ards at 38,156 head were less than in March, while gains were recorded in calves, hogs
and sheep. The net result was an index of 79-2 compared with 77-8 in March.
The index of agricultural marketings was 104-1 compared with 129-0 in the preceding
month.
The gain in cold storage holdings of eggs was less than normal for the season and cheese,
mutton and poultry were held in lesser volume after seasonal adjustment. Gains were recorded
after the usual adjustment in butter, beef, pork, lard and veal. The index of storage holdings
declined to 100-4 on March 1 compared with 112-7 on April 1.
Economic Changes
The index of the physical volume of business declined in the first quarter of 1933 to a new
point on the present movement. The smoothed version of the index was in March nearly 4 times
the standard deviation below the line of the long-term trend determined from the period from
January, 1919, to June, 1932. The reading for April, received too late for insertion in the chart
of three representative factors, was 3-93 times the standard deviation below computed normal.
The very fact that the decline has been so protracted and severe suggests that the next important
movement should be in an upward direction.
The appreciation in speculative values during April marked a definite change in fundamental
conditions. The index of common stocks was 2 • 78 times the standard deviation below the line
of long-term trend compared with 2-90 times in the preceding month. The average price of
Ontario government bonds declined in April, resulting in a gain in yields to 1 • 42 times the standard
deviation above the line of long-term trend.
Business Revenues and Speculative Values
The chart on page 10 shows the relationship of common stock prices to the trend of business
revenues for different periods. The curves are shown by years from 1903, by months from 1921
and by weeks from the first of 1932. The index of business revenues was obtained by multiply-
ing the index of the volume of business by the index of wholesale prices. While in the post-war
period the index of common stocks fluctuated to a greater extent, a significant degree of cor-
relation was shown between the two indexes. In the preparation of the annual indexes shown
in the first section of the chart, official indexes were used as far as available. From 1903 to 1913
a special compilation was made to extend the index of common stocks. The statistics of imports
on a calendar year basis were used to indicate the trend of the volume of business from 1903 to
1918. The heavy demand for munition and war supplies as well as inflated prices accounted
for the high level of the business revenues index from 1916 to 1920. From 1921 to 1929, the
index and business revenues recorded repeated gains but the advance in common stock prices
was relatively much greater. While both indexes declined from 1929 to 1932, the greater reaction
in common stocks resulted in the close proximity of the two indexes in 1932. The index of busi-
ness revenues computed in this way was lower than in any year since 1915, while common stocks
averaged lower than in any year since 1909. The monthly trends of the two indexes since
January, 1921, are shown in the second section of the chart Except for the greater altitude
for common stocks culminating in 1929, the correlation between the two indexes was very close.
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Barring temporary reactions, the advance from the latter part of 1921 to 1929 was continuous
in both indexes, while the decline of the last four years has brought the two indexes in close
alignment.
In the weekly section, the index of revenues is based on indexes of business volume and
wholesale prices, reflecting conditions in the United States. The same close relationship is shown
as in the annual and monthly comparisons.
Weekly Factors
In a period of rapid economic changes such as occurred in April, weekly statistics are
specially valuable for current interpretation. In the chart appearing on page 15, nine important
factors on a weekly basis are shown by weeks from the beginning of 1932 to the present time.
While the seasonally adjusted index of carloadings is still at a considerably lower level than in
the corresponding week of 1932, four consecutive gains were reported in the current period result-
ing for the week ended May 6 in a new high point since last October. The wheat situation of
the last 18 months was characterized by heavy deliveries at country elevators in September
and October, a declining but heavy visible supply since last November and a rising price during
the first four months of the present year.
Total hog marketings at yards, plants and direct on export amounted to 3,200,000 head in
1932 as compared with 2,643,000 head in the preceding year, and represented the highest pro-
duction during the last five years. The market during the year to date has shown improvement
with expectations that the British quota system will improve Canadian opportunities in com-
petition with foreign countries. Sales of commercial cattle at the nine public stock yards during
1932 showed a decrease of about 77,000 head from 1931, and constituted the smallest movement
in 12 years. The volume of cattle on grain East and West during the past winter was consider-
ably above domestic needs, and to maintain cattle prices in Canada a very substantial number
will have to be moved to the overseas market during the spring and early summer. Fortunately
the Birkenhead and Glasgow markets have been on an import basis from the beginning of the
present year, and the movement from Canada got off to an early and liberal start.
The weekly index of common stock prices has shown four well-defined movements since
January, 1932. From March to June of last year the reaction was severe, leading in the latter
month to the lowest point of the present depression. A short-lived rally occurred from June
to the early part of September. The decline culminating in early April, reduced the index to
41-2 compared with 62-2 for the week ended September 10. The rally since the week of April 6
has been one of the most rapid resulting in an index of 57-2 in the week ended May 11.
Influenced by the advance of the gold group, the index of 20 mining stocks showed an upward
trend from June of last year to the present. The index for the week ended May 11 was 86-6
compared with a low point of 46-8 reached in the second week of June, 1932.
Business Indexes
Seven of the principal indexes of business operations are shown by months from January,
1931, to the present in the chart on page 30. While a downward trend was general for each of
the indexes, mineral production and the operations of the central electric stations showed greater
resistance to the depression than the other lines. The index of the physical volume of business
reached a low point for the present depression in February when the standing was about 67 p.c.
of the monthly average for 1926 regarded as the base. The production of electric energy was the
only factor of the seven considered here to show a definitely larger volume than in the base year.
The index of April being 20-6, relative to the 1926 average, the construction industry showed
a greater decline than any of the other factors considered here. The index of construction
operations based on contracts awarded and building permits was 16*1 in March and 20-6 in
April.
Wholesale Prices
The outstanding feature of the month affecting fundamental economic conditions was the
substantial gain in commodity prices. The April rise in wheat prices of between nine and ten
cents per bushel was the greatest made on the Winnipeg market since October, 1931, while other
grains advanced quite sharply. Raw sugar prices moved steadily forward for the first three weeks
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS 7
in April and futures reached the highest levels touched in the last two years, Cuban raws selling
without restriction of any kind. Early dullness in raw rubber gave way to unusual activity,
the interest being largely speculative as factories did not purchase actuals in any quantities
until near the end of April. Cattle quotations moved upward during the latter part of the month,
while hog prices despite liberal supplies rose steadily at most points. Despite adequate stocks,
copper, from an opening price of 5 cents per pound, Connecticut Valley basis, advanced to 6
to 6 j cents per pound at the close of the month. Heavy speculative buying was cited as the main
cause of the market advance in silver prices. A notable exception to the prevailing trend was
the reduction in the price of newsprint. The price of paper rolls was reduced from $1.89 to
$1.64 per 100 pounds, car lots, net f.o.b mill.
The price advance was mainly in farm products and non-ferrous metals, the index of
Canadian field products moving up from 38-0 in March to 41-1 in April.
Output of Newsprint
The production of newsprint was greater in April than in any month since last November.
The output was 147,759 tons compared with 137,078 in the preceding month. Production in
April is normally less than in March, but in this case the gain even after seasonal adjustment
was no less than 8-6 p. c. A better indication of the demand for newsprint is supplied by the
shipments during the month under review, which were up 13,500 tons over production, at 161,266
tons. Shipments for March were 140,694 tons, so that there was a gain in shipments for April
of 20,572 tons. Shipments of 161,266 tons as against a production of 147,759 indicate a reduction
in stocks on hand at the mills during April of 13,507 tons, a substantial decline.
CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
Business operations in the United States showed a marked gain in April from the low levels
of the preceding month. The improvement is clearly reflected in weekly indexes of industrial
activity. The rapidity of the rise from the middle of March to the present time has been marked.
The weekly output of electric power increased further in April after adjustment for seasonal
tendencies continuing the recovery commenced in the latter part of March. From the low rate
of activity of about 14 p.c. of capacity in the week ended March 25, steel mill operations expanded
to nearly 30 p.c. of capacity in the week ended May 6, a doubling of the rate of activity within
a period of six weeks. Steel ingot production was at the highest level since February, 1932,
orders being received from automobile manufacturers, tin plate producers and miscellaneous
classes of consumers. A brisk demand developed for non-ferrous metals and prices advanced
sharply. The Phelps Dodge Co. reduced its copper production from 20 p.c. to 10 p.c. of rated
capacity. Further reductions are expected by other large producers and a complete shut down
of all major companies during the summer is a possibility. With demands for new cars generally
better throughout the country, estimates of output in April indicate a better than seasonal
increase. Carloadings of miscellaneous freight after adjustment for seasonal tendencies increased
about 12 p.c. in April, more than repairing the loss which occurred in March. The production
of crude petroleum in the week ended April 29 was the largest for any week since December 19,
1931. The increase in output as compared with that of earlier weeks this year occurred chiefly
in the East Texas field. Prices quoted by certain purchasing companies in this field were reduced
from 50 cents per barrel to 10 cents.
Average wholesale commodity prices advanced during March and April under the stimulus
of the proposed measures paving the way for possible currency and credit inflation. The net
gain in average stock prices was no less than 42 p.c, the largest percentage gain in a single month
since the beginning of 1926.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Ottawa, May 21, 1933.
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Table 1. Weighted Indexes of the Physical Volume of Business and Agricultural Factors in
Canada, Based on the Monthly average for 1926 and Corrected where Necessary for Seasonal
Variation.
1932
Physical Volume of Business. .
INDUSTRIAL PRODUC-
TION
Mineral Production
Copper exports
Nickel exports
Lead production
Zinc exports
Gold shipments
Silver shipments
Asbestos exports
Bauxite imports
Coal production
Manufacturing
Foodstuffs
Flour production
Oatmeal production
Sugar manufactured
Cheese exports
Salmon exports
Tobacco
Cigars
Cigarettes
Rubber imports
Boots and shoes production.
Textiles
Raw cotton imports . . .
Cotton yarn imports. .
Wool, raw and yarn....
Forestry
Newsprint
Wood pulp exports
Planks and boards exports
Shingles exported
Iron and steel
Steel production .
Pig iron production
Iron and steel imports. . .
Automobile production. .
Coke production
Crude petroleum imports . .
Construction i
Contracts awarded
Building permits
Cost of construction
Electric Power..
DISTRIBUTION
Trade employment.
Carloadings
Imports
Exports
Agricultural Factors—
AGRICULTURAL MARKET
INGS
Grain Marketings
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Live Stock Marketings...
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
ANIMAL PRODUCTS-
INSPECTED Slaughterings—
Cattle
Sheep
Hogs
Cold Storage Holdings...
Eggs
Butter
Cheese
Beef
pork :;
Mutton
April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. I Nov. Dec
Poultry.
Lard....
Veal....
75 3
105-0
600
92-2
88-2
157-8
213-2
73-2
25-0
85-6
64-6
66-5
68-3
54-0
99-8
45-6
39-3
74-2
101-1
88-9
106-0
97-1
90-7
61-3
66-5
83-0
25-1
74-1
111-6
49-0
34-5
56-0
33
52-3
27-5
36-0
29-0
89-1
129-0
27-9
28-5
26-5
139
95-0
117
77-2
61-6
61
102-3
105-7
113-5
67-2
47-4
23-3
138-8
87-2
61-4
79-6
120-8
188-8
107-9
91-2
237-4
108-2
144-1
313-5
143-7
64-9
73-3
103-1
174-9
343-1
71-5
121-2
79 9
74-6
94-4
56-6
68-2
86-9
143-9
182-7
87-0
28-7
49-3
59-4
77-4
77
68-1
50
61
44
65
102
70
113
79-9
96-5
120-9
129-6
96-5
83-3
71
107-9
46-3
33
40
34-1
40
19
360
34
78
230-1
31
32
30
89-1
131
94
117
71-2
72
58-4
84-4
82-8
89-9
230
36-4
28-6
106-3
91-5
67-8
78-4
125-1
172-3
1100
87-1
175-8
121-7
120-9
134-0
178-0
54-4
77-1
101-9
210-6
297-8
73-1
94-3
81 4
76-9
92-3
67-e
361
92-8
51-6
211-3
82-0
17-7
23-5
61-2
82-1
94-0
85-9
62-4
70-1
55-5
223-6
120-0
78-9
134-4
169-9
93-3
53-9
50-4
79-5
63-2
74-5
102-6
35-C
51-8
50-1
32-9
25-6
12-7
38-1
36-7
75-3
176-8
28-1
28-3
27-6
88-5
130-5
93-7
117-4
70-3
69-7
59-3
221 4
250
279-9
29-2
48-2
77-4
218-4
89-4
66 8
92-
116-5
186-4
119
91-9
233-4
128-8
116-9
113-0
167-8
62-0
81-2
107-
205-4
245
74-2
104-2
78-3
74-2
83-4
103-2
32-4
89-3
74-3
163-0
74-5
20-6
19-3
54-5
76-9
93-3
96-6
46
84-0
68-9
155-4
96-7
72-
105-5
84
42
41
87
28
55
89
39
17-6
37-2
41
45-7
11-7
31-1
47-0
83-2
192
39-4
42-6
31-4
88-0
129-0
89-6
115-9
60-5
63-2
62-9
135-9
147-9
118-5
112-5
66-5
32-7
170-7
821
64-9
87-1
105-5
131-3
1111
85-7
178-5
122-8
112-2
103-6
143-1
73-5
82-4
103-8
292-9
199-9
80-3
100-0
78-1
73-6
84-8
7-6
160
98-2
64-0
186-5
73-9
24-3
16-4
56-8
75-5
97-6
103-7
70-1
93-2
77-0
99-4
102-7
71-4
114-3
61-2
93-0
73-2
73-
93-
63-
59-
91-
38-
25-
46-
27-
43-
9-3
26
26-4
72
172
37-1
40-1
28
87
137-1
90-4
115
64
63
63-0
196-6
222-6
242-8
531
121-0
66-2
177-8
79-9
59-4
83-9
111-8
112-2
108-0
88-7
143-6
119-4
106-4
98-6
114 8
62-7
94-5
114-5
337-6
170-9
64-4
103 1
771
71-9
89-5
17-2
23-3
88-7
90-8
185-0
88-9
30-8
67-6
68-5
74-3
94-5
85-6
60-4
98-7
54-1
35-8
102-7
69-0
114-8
201-5
95-0
67-4
66-0
116-8
60-1
60-5
99
33
18-0
53-6
20
41-0
9-
27-
15-
82-
136-
31-
36-
20-0
88-3
128
91-3
114
68-1
64-7
64-6
189-0
213-9
239-1
140-9
34-2
12-1
21-3
77-1
55-9
92-8
110-4
94-2
93-1
79-3
115-4
100-5
104-9
103-7
112-8
59-3
92-5
1151
351-9
123-0
62-9
111-4
75 3
70-4
99-3
38-5
401
84-2
135-2
185-1
101-2
41-6
92-8
75 5
70-6
88-9
78-0
55-1
131-1
56-0
34
78-7
68
82
74-0
83-3
71-7
68-3
141-2
63-9
64-7
97-3
50-2
25
61-2
22
27
10-9
30
21-2
81-3
140
30-7
32-6
26
127-8
88
113
59-8
67
66-4
87-4
97-0
70-9
9-7
110
13-4
67-4
47-4
84-1
95-3
108-2
81-7
66-4
107-4
89-9
96-7
108-4
1191
58-4
82-9
102-7
207-9
73-9
36-9
102-1
75-8
71-8
86-4
21-3
46-4
119-1
58-3
164-1
69-6
28-7
202-3
75-3
72-3
86-7
93-5
48
125-4
57-7
27-1
126-5
70-3
148-1
96-5
81
104-1
110-9
65
81
65-8
101
51-6
23-3
50
2S-3
57-6
24-5
39-7
18-9
90-2
102-0
39-4
44-7
26-0
134-4
86-9
111-6
60-1
70-6
47-3
59-5
65-1
55-3
10-5
21-
4'
74
41
101
123
120-3
88-3
67-8
115-0
99-9
98
121-2
126-4
62-7
64-6
5
72-6
67-7
90-5
45
38-2
82-8
91-7
198-1
61-4
43-3
25-9
73-8
70-2
94-4
61
23
127
39
56-1
106-2
60-0
124-1
59-3
63
96
94-8
66
115-3
60
92
40-6
23
42
29
51
48
29
21
931
71
19
20-5
17-1
88-1
131-3
86-1
113-4
58-4
59
47-5
1933
Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar
59
56
61
49
27
18
5
70-3
55
81-4
93-8
76-2
93-8
73-6
118-3
105-3
98-3
130-5
139
52-8
54-7
101-3
114-61 111-2
•5
81-9
81-2
47-0
64-9
67-5
68 1
62-2
80-5
153
67-1
90-8
73-0
161-6
39-4
57-3
16-3
66-5
62-2
67-9
52-0
15
51-5
11-3
49-8
125-7
44-5
155-3
70-2
65
60-0
57-5
76-3
67-4
63-4
90-9
45-3
32-3
64-2
31-9
65
51-0
21-0
23-4
90-6
86-0
25-
29-0
24
87
131-6
84
111
56-1
52-4
56-6
56-1
52-5
58-4
22-2
12-7
17-8
71-9
63-5
107-2
74-5
118-4
101-8
110-1
186-0
92-6
112-0
163-2
148-9
57-2
50-5
112-3
108-1
131-7
82-1
51-7
670
94
50-0
99 5
83-8
103-6
164-1
62-3
24-1
26-7
78-5
58-7
63-0
57-8
23-1
28
14-3
40-3
113-1
49-6
136-4
73-3
77-0
56-1
53-8
63-
65-
sp-
47-
29-
49-
19-6
19
10
27-4
19-0
68-8
117-6
20-3
22-7
14-3
87-3
136- 1
110-9
57-9
50-8
49-6
76-5
75-9
85-0
29-6
18-7
8-6
11-8
79-4
71-3
113-3
79-9
149-0
112-6
116-3
221-2
100-9
127-6
256-4
148-9
65-9
61-3
96-4
90-0
235
75-9
47-4
68 4
62-5
91-4
29-0
101-6
75-6
121-7
177-9
104-8
30-7
21-5
61-8
62-7
74-1
86-5
34-6
62-2
22-4
47-6
110-0
55-6
129-1
43-4
84-5
55-3
47-9
77-8
85
60
85-9
481
32-7
25-
31-
82-
106-6
16-1
18-9
9
87
134-4
110-5
61-8
50-0
51-1
129-0
140-2
155-7
71-5
36-3
16-6
57-1
77-8
71-3
66-6
77-2
183-1
119-2
109-4
258-5
114-2
135-8
315-4
146-6
72-9
65-0
93-7
78-2
213-0
71-7
46-5
1 Due to receipt of later information regarding wage rates indexes of construction were revised for 1932.
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Table 2. Trend of Business Movements
Items
Trend of Business Movements—
Rubber, Crude Imports. 000 lbs.
Cotton, Raw Imports 000 lbs .
Wool, Raw Imports 000 lbs.
Planks and Boards
Exports Mil. bd. ft.
Timber Scaled in B.C. Mil. bd. ft.
Newsprint Production.. 000 tons
Shipments 000 tons
Stocks 000 tons
Pig Iron Production. .000 1. tons
Ferro-alloys Production. . .tons
Steel Ingots and
Castings 0001. tons
Passenger Automobile Pro-
duction No.
Truck Production No.
Total Cars and Trucks No.
Exports— Auto Complete or
Chassis No.
Exports— Automobiles and
Parts $000
Petroleum, Crude Imports
000,000 sal.
Condensed Milk Output 000 lbs.
Evaporated Milk Output 000 lbs .
Fish Exports 000 lbs
Fish Exports $000
Canned Salmon Exports
000 cases
Railways—
Canadian National —
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried one mile
000,000 tons
Passengers carried one mile
000,000 pass.
Canadian Pacific —
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freieht carried one
mile 000,000 tons
Passengers carried
one mile 000,000 pass.
All Railwavp—
Operating Revenues $000
Operating Expenses $000
Operating Income $000
Freight carried
one mile 000,000 tons
Passengers carried
one mile 000,000 pas?.
Carloadings 000 cars
Canal Cargo Traffic —
Sault Ste. Marie 000 s. tons
Welland 000 s. tons
St. Lawrence 000 s. tons
Coal A variable 000 s . tons
Coke Production 000 tons
Strikes and Lockouts —
Disputes in existence No .
Number of employees No.
Time loss in working days
Percentage of unemploy-
ment in Trade Unions.. P. C.
Employment Office Reports—
Applications No.
Vacancies No.
Placements No.
Immigration— Total No
From IT. Kingdom No.
From U. States No.
From other Countries No.
Returned Canadians No .
Bank Clearings $000,000
Failures No
Liabilities $000
1932
April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
3,585
6,230
347
42-52
165-5
176-66
186-44
53-90
16-90
2,185
36-03
5,660
1,150
6,810
321
38-57
1,102
4,872
10,575
32-51
11,658
10,935
457
822
9,511
8,237
918
663
50
23,851
21,052
1,932
1,653
113
180-18
369
465
279
1,264
143
11
1,413
34,556
23-0
57,580
34,961
33,744
2,059
386
1,274
399
1,538
1,073
190
3,171
3,171
12,463
1,096
62-95
184-3
175-89
172-95
57-01
13-34
1,132
29-24
7,269
952
8,221
333
264
109-52
913
6,271
15,313
1,214
34-30
11,410
10,932
185
815
49
9,537
8,425
737
673
50
23,400
21,245
1,191
1,632
110
182-73
1,
1,037
884
1,694
129
13
1,521
31,905
22-1
54,745
32,209
31,039
2,718
510
1,834
374
2,194
1,037
204
3,148
6,349
4,486
816
110-69
178-5
161-37
164-31
50-03
18-12
804
7,112
768
349
113-95
979
6,947
17,228
1,933
86-89
12,026
11,273
533
963
10,484
8,558
1,579
933
63
3,425
3,590
344
37-85
129-0
142-49
145-43
47-02
7-31
892
27-51
6,773
699
7,472
740
1,089
104-21
1,495
5,307
16,123
1,831
69-33
11,219
10,876
51
778
),685
J, 460
670
71
24,813 22,970
21,654
2,328
2,257
129
185-15
1,988
1,065
905
1,694
119
17
3,011
38,147
21-9
50.547
29,404
28,532
2,562
387
1,794
381
1,944
1,081
176
3,794
21,053
1,027
1,790
147
157-37
2,638
1,030
822
1,679
127
26
6,121
50,397
21-8
46,692
25,917
25,191
1,974
298
1,299
377
1,807
1,105
175
2,987
2,173
5,995
670
53-61
121-1
157-92
154-88
50-03
5-99
871
26-71
3,166
901
4,067
1,523
752
89-78
1,666
5,173
23,167
1,859
66-20
10,
11.215
644
766
62
10,172
9,119
697
690
65
23,099
21,922
268
1,813
6,204
4,553
535
35-46
97-2
150-69
152-62
48-06
5-71
732
23-14
1,741
601
2,342
1,654
802
76-91
1,419
3,959
23,813
1,390
48-13
13,601
11,350
1,985
1,493
53
13,256
9,271
3,723
1,416
55
2^,988
22,254
5,
3,043
138 122
175-62:215-65
3,095
1,162
938
1,894
121
16
4,972
62,492
21-4
48,815
28,397
27,355
1,944
270
1,338
336
1,611
1,058
188
2,825
3,807
1,292
1,061
2,092
127
16
4,251
10,995
20-4
53,437
32,111
29,944
1,871
357
1,279
235
1,378
1,087
192
3,926
2,704
7,029
857
55-26
110-1
157-51
157-57
48-41
6-73
1,599
17-10
2,361
562
2,923
2,416
1,515
83-45
1.351
2,990
27.166
1,477
57-72
13,641
11,109
2,194
12.290
8,005
3,924
1,193
42
28,190
20,839
6,385
2,607
211-53
3,924
1,252
1,014
2,543
131
15
2,225
14,470
22-0
23,222
56,877
22,205
1,723
300
1,145
278
1,236
1,176
199
3,439
3,568
15,376
1,070
46-37
99-8
161-33
164-33
45-46
14-15
1,544
37-09
535
2,204
1,438
906
51-71
134-8
2,619
38,583
1,304
42-39
11,463
10,686
1,025
10,726
7,053
3,324
1.023
40
24,276
19,
4,057
2,181
90
192-58
2,877
1,087
751
2,738
143
12
1,130
3,653
22-
65.165
28,683
27,383
1,258
188
817
253
1,026
1,130
229
4,343
2,109
13,819
1,283
37-54
80-5
138-68
140-77
42-34
27-03
30-76
1,561
578
2,139
1,090
476
32-81
1,385
2,872
27,189
1,581
69-53
10,301
10,589
528 «
852
9.483
7,091
2,311
753
54
21,902
19,434
1,
1,740
130
152-56
215
147
51
2,023
150
12
2,375
10,378
25-5
49,736
30,885
29.192
938
110
617
211
2,632
1,063
196
7,836
1933
Jan.
2,663
8,765
919
39-18
49-1
140-54
133-06
49-84
29-21
1,217
40-77
2,921
437
3,358
475
368
35-09
852
2,025
26,740
1,439
51-26
8,003
10.00?
2,323
629
7,659
7,005
323
627
40
17,643
18,528
1,813
95
134-43
Feb. Mar. April
2,632
6,026
819
37-71
37-4
125-61
120-92
54-52
6-14
1,076
12-37
3,025
273
3,298
256
247
37-56
976
1,845
24.032
1,120
35-05
7,834
9,754
2,238
593
40
7,117
6,637
97
787
39
16,788
17,881
2,073
1,302
133-15
1,471
150
622
25-5
56,873
28,602
27,304
700
96
513
91
807
978
216
4,050
128
5
4,450
58,500
24-3
45,919
23,714
22,733
939
96
554
259
668
882
214
3,947
2,496
6.374
1,617
60-46
67-8
137-08
140-69
50-87
"927
11-21
5,927
705
1,601
824
49-34
960
2,704
20,692
1,343
47-48
9,834
10,091
553 1
820
44
8,777
7,563
87-7
761
44
157-42
1,288
139
10
1,840
12,945
25-1
46,534
22,613
21,604
1,126
99
732
295
784
946
1,245
4,050
954
33-74
147-76
161-27
37-23
9i8
11-38
6,957
1,298
8,255
1,256
552
3619
784
4,797
7,466
488
6-81
,505
7,922
161-53
588
352
5
690
4,435
47,566
24,652
23,415
950
J Deficit.
10
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11
Table 3.
Receipts and Visible Supply of Canadian Grain
Year
Receipts at Country Elevators and Platform Loadings
Visible Supply of Canac
ian Grain
and
Month
Wheat
| Oats
| Barley
1 Flax
Rye
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Thousand Bushels
1930
October
November. . .
December....
1931
January
February....
March
April
May
53.800
52,445
17,32o
9.258
9,843
9.589
8,418
6,145
8.205
5,437
11,862
47,443
74,088
43,056
19,613
10,851
12,245
12.746
5.982
8.197
15,050
3.780
17,633
120,538
79.564
36.457
18,486
11,300
11.543
20,850
10.312
3.967
3,992
2,055
1,681
2,304
3,733
2,097
1,334
2,049
1,970
2,784
2,893
5.270
6.495
3,350
1,909
4,013
4.788
1.834
2.353
2,094
1,091
1,184
3.441
4,082
3,031
1,612
1,095
1,753
4,988
1,680
2,440
1,123
639
616
404
614
688
803
1.412
892
1,047
4,569
1,023
1,586
1,380
801
943
1.194
543
454
514
402
929
2,599
1,125
1,338
1,219
474
479
944
360
1,223
1,271
182
65
48
74
60
42
79
60
49
167
900
399
99
26
36
68
70
24
44
48
53
282
693
179
88
57
35
67
80
1.291
839
233
153
97
362
266
287
418
247
252
349
315
522
209
128
130
245
153
67
57
67
448
540
270
131
98
74
71
160
100
188.673
207.386
217,643
202.283
190,202
180,540
162.041
132.593
115,872
110,731
101,733
126,462
163,133
185,811
192,305
195,510
186, 120
183.956
164.562
149.251
138.572
121,474
113,036
198.240
239,435
237,194
237,391
229,186
223.535
225,529
219,807
11,206
13,847
15,022
14,207
13.802
14,887
13,242
10.840
9,624
8,886
8,847
9,568
10,864
13.609
15,614
4,626
14,279
14.801
11.055
6.443
5,659
6.204
5,857
7,273
8.316
9,115
9,233
9.345
9,767
12,152
10,700
31,879
31,608
31,339
30,436
29,527
27,551
24,081
15.447
11,944
10.260
8,471
11,338
11,274
10,282
11,494
11,402
11.183
11,100
9.220
6,706
4,401
3,627
3.056
5.813
5,874
6.024
6.772
6,806
6,679
6,802
6,505
1,904
2,406
2,074
2,080
2,104
2,059
1.856
1,254
1.127
742
758
883
1,588
1,549
11.473
1,396
1.363
1,383
1.267
1,424
1,347
1,283
1,208
1,400
1,497
1.582
1,436
1,480
1,461
1,286
1,384
12.224
12,124
13.158
13,458
13,391
13,275
13,448
12,970
12,549
July
12,600
August
September . .
October
November...
December...
1933
January
February....
March
12,163
12,358
12,309
13,024
12,572
12,355
12,864
12.323
11,122
May
10,242
7.563
July
5,541
August
September...
October
November...
December. . .
1933
January
February
March
April
5,129
5,359
5,258
4,770
4,990
5,020
5,122
5,131
5.169
Table 4. Exports and Cash Price of Canadian Grain
Year
and
Month
1930
October. . . .
November.
December. .
1931
January. . . .
February. .
March
April ,
May
June ,
July ,
August
September ,
October
November.
December.
1933
January
February..
March
April
May
June ,
July
August
September.
October
November.
December.
1933
January
February..
March
April
Exports of Grain
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Bushels
29.784,275
11.217,6?4
22,230,397
f, 608. 852
10,296,603
12.995,567
4,680,769
29.521.699
20.783.219
12.004,817
11,909,108
14.335.637
18,925,303
27,452,063
22,355,975
9,472,346
9,898.363
9,920 634
7,513.289
15.543.013
15.857,427
19,620.224
18.289.832
26,874.237
40,192,415
27.3ni.976
27.735,999
14,706.801
10,922,337
14,815,705
4,460,214
345,661
381.088
666.166
260,342
127,170
308.087
158.382
1,646,844
2.291,951
1.257,248
753,105
694,908
1.082,074
1,364,700
1,232,261
1.184,647
1.139.568
1.035.612
1.748,438
1.622.815
1.239.599
513,384
800,804
1,050,470
2,139,232
1.629 ',634
1,433,805
354,614
824,704
567,884
147,738
524,849
,129.144
734,683
244,953
120,034
458.125
755,247
281.088
199,012
655,725
287,465
757,930
220.752
129,468
205,976
231,707
323,221
346,107
613.805
1,711,716
1,021,578
1,688,500
1,547,340
769.088
718,213
748.801
272,667
191,524
223,139
356,683
23,271
102.496
421,428
502,899
150
2,700
168
483,290
49,049
263,500
61,500
184,263
1.200
3,672
362.578
1,400
2,458
5,002
20
425.398
24,226
623,814
20.000
49,340
10.642
109,036
669.380
122.094
145,273
483.039
71.978
742,391
1,249,981
218.504
302,337
245,800
299.906
1,691,542
1,115,445
2.480,942
1.104,386
425,911
403,802
504,710
17,143
17,143
43,314
17,082
Average Cash Price
(Ba*ris in store Fort William and Port Arthur*
Wheat
No.l
Nor.
Oats
No. 2
C.W.
Barley
No. 3
C.W.
Flax
No. 1
N.W.C.
Rye
No. 1
C.W.
Dollars per Bushel
•725
•643
•553
•539
•592
•567
•591
•606
•607
•572
•551
•536
•598
•672
•606
•442
•457
•491
•536
•328
•282
1-292
•282
•233
1-052
•287
•250
•978
•261
•221
•950
•276
•221
•968
•277
•251
1033
•281
•282
1-040
•291
•310
1-061
•296
•328
1-070
•293
•322
1-182
•282
•317
1-037
•273
•306
•973
•312
•331
•945
•336
•425
1-056
•300
•383
•990
•293
•377
•985
•295
•383
1-015
•300
•398
1-016
•323
•410
•985
•355
•402
•137
•338
•377
•717
•351
•365
•682
•300
• 344
•715
•261
•288
•785
•235
•257
•708
• 240
•302
•696
• 210
• 277
•701
•225
•276
•770
•233
•275
•777
•248
•288
•792
•247
•313
•841
•373
•306
•300
•371
•286
•312
•318
•341
•365
•327
•293
• 325
•370
•487
•427
•426
•441
•478
•457
•412
•337
•331
•334
•318
•292
•295
•297
•310
•318
•338
•377
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Table 5. Consumption of Grain and Production by the Milling Industry
Year
and
month
1930
December....
1931
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September. . . .
October
November. . . .
December. . . .
1932
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November. . . .
December
1933
January
February
March
Mill grindings
Wheat
Bushels
5,225,805
4,833,535
4,607,154
5,158,112
4,718,805
5,304,076
5,033,072
5,932,146
5,992,090
8,772,319
7,565,330
S, 101,645
5,275,097
3,798,168
3,751,268
4,685.646
4,446,506
4,643,15?
5,173,525
5.379,486
5,716.002
6,151,877
7,670,545
8,638,600
4,493,143
815,453
3,744,957
4,451,773
Oats
Bushels
1,125,885
997,080
940,355
843.761
822,047
785.196
769,942
937,695
836,410
1,166,178
1,506,473
1,761,877
1,151,246
902,969
789,941
882.368
666,203
616,418
650,403
695,557
939,418
1,081,749
1,346,592
1,453,153
791,596
698,8*1
799,911
Corn
Bushels
148,866
160,976
170,167
141,271
176.096
157.539
167,195
175,921
149.814
170,265
172,015
209,089
158,509
145,738
153,989
175.321
178,754
129,879
135,783
183,623
187,020
147,992
129,236
209,499
151,518
113,039
125,805
174,940
Barley
Bushels
136,065
125,357
129,777
134,297
116.171
84.809
73,578
81,527
107,612
126,363
126,710
129,541
106,230
89,204
68,471
85.835
73,738
53,386
44,464
40,894
74,088
72,056
77,779
102,769
60.0S2
55,257
55,880
60, 804
Mixed
grain
Bushels
1,886.930
915,710
657.462
660,573
565.891
189,023
962,081
938,413
029,935
272,527
705,240
791,642
123,600
788,297
701,800
818.416
416,128
045,021
873,889
716,067
895,616
174,201
447,920
941, 34«
829,953
1,643,156
1,275,855
1,545.154
Mill production
Wheat flour
Percent-
age of
operation
36-6
37-3
38-9
36-3
411
43-7
47-1
47-8
56-7
60-5
70-0
40-9
31*3
31-3
87-2
35-9
38-6
43-0
41-3
42-7
50-9
62-4
70 5
351
30-9
321
341
Quan-
tity
Barrels
1,170,025
086,272
035,383
168,408
058.311
183.280
121,115
319,008
333,287
515,613
693,925
812,457
175,152
851
842
1.053
993
1,040
1,151
1,201
1,272
1,384
1,721
1,942
1,009
,965
.009
,500
,598
, S44
,799
859,107
844,899
1,004,787
Oatmeal
Pounds
3,636,850
,449,163
,461,180
,568,252
,925,422
,865.362
,569,155
690,259
408.475
,439,682
,589,165
,520,322
,659,093
,799,728
,788,903
.653,557
,551.310
888,497
880,560
402,937
658 480
777,966
,387.585
.193.036
499,733
401,299
527,676
559,858
Rolled
oats
Pounds
10,723,499
10,870,
10.434,
8,674,
6.945,
7,659,
9.528,
12,272,
9,530
14,520,
17,498,
20,901,
11,513,
9,534,
8,218,
9.454,
6.594
6.315
8,027
8,940,
12.301
14,124
16.683
17,871
10,532
9,015,044
7,613,656
8,588,777
Corn
flour and
meal
Pounds
1,070,225
155,518
894,492
158,556
612.040
130,887
072.918
612,240
277.749
039.254
288,754
588,950
714,434
802,005
309,16^
233,622
591,116
908,770
099,028
628,909
738.376
226.154
776,832
466,753
£98,580
1,363,972
1,951,278
2,916,344
Wheat
flour
exported
Barrels
601,894
392,256
414,773
560,553
326.117
481,265
490,294
466,967
522,178
556,565
558,459
476,487
451,310
331,806
357,513
414.779
255,390
461,867
570,861
446,379
330.382
385,113
528.794
576,864
492,033
397,304
333,114
490,270
Table 6. Receipts. Manufactures and Stocks of Sugar in Thousand Pounds
Year and
4-week period
1930
November 29..
December 31..
1931
January 31..
February 28..
March 28..
April 25..
May 23..
June 20..
July 18..
August 15..
September 12..
October 10..
November 7..
December 5..
December 31..
1932
January 30..
February 27. .
March 26 .
April 23 .
May 21..
June 18. .
July 16..
August 13..
September 10..
October 8..
November 5..
December 3..
December 31..
1933
January 28
February 25 ... .
March 25
April 22
Raw Sugar
Stock
on hand
at be-
ginning
ofperod
60,779
104,507
103,269
115.726
91.476
71,255
74.881
117,363
123,541
110,325
76,658
96,149
66,512
91,033
96,785
98.423
102.650
83,834
67,702
60,295
122,205
122,425
110,656
38,489
77,116
60,036
106,861
109,097
109,232
101,898
112,182
81,130
Re-
ceipts
115,341
49,803
34,506
18.680
34,275
49,907
123.518
79.112
77,162
66,006
107.722
54,318
110,354
90.S28
50,737
32,199
8,639
36,780
27.237
126,477
75,224
85,435
35,112
120.743
75.160
123.367
80,943
37,886
11,432
29,326
26,839
32,989
Melt-
ings
and
ship-
ments
71,613
46,040
27,050
42.930
54,497
46.282
81.036
72,933
90.37P
99.674
88.231
83,955
85,833
85,076
49,099
27,973
27,454
52.912
34,644
64,507
75,005
97,204
107,288
82,116
92,239
76,543
78,707
37.750
18,767
19,041
57.891
43,698
Refined Sugar
Stock
on hand
at be-
ginning
of period
102,122
131,418
136,260
111.178
98,886
96.086
71.354
79.818
77,289
74,075
76,046
82,326
88,407
130,392
162,469
174,985
155,110
131,044
129,590
109,901
111.503
123,942
108.248
124,079
174.995
174,985
155,411
188,834
194,558
173,161
143,345
69,492
Manu-
factured
granu-
lated
97.293
57,875
23,643
35380
47,504
37,025
66.180
63,254
78,414
84,879
82,700
86,397
109,523
110,785
51,744
24.211
22.640
44,332
30.275
53.212
63.996
84,990
91,620
73,687
97,775
108,298
109,777
54.028
24,239
16,803
48,749
40,587
Manu-
factured
yellow
and
brown
11,265
9.202
3,540
5.029
8.085
5,331
10.476
6,106
6,881
6.993
6,706
9.789
12,267
13,635
9,868
3.6^0
3,041
7,544
5.605
5.540
9.725
7.503
10.080
8,230
8,238
7,576
12,679
7,317
3,064
3,544
6,683
5.868
Total
manu-
factured
108.558
67,077
27,184
40.408
55.589
42,356
76.655
69.360
85.295
91,871
89,406
96,185
121,791
124,420
61,613
27.891
25,681
51.876
35,879
58,751
73,722
92,583
101,700
81,917
106,613
115,874
122.457
61.345
27,303
20,347
55,432
46.455
Total
domes-
tic
ship-
ments
77,119
52,812
51,595
52,161
57,641
66,091
66. 933
70,882
87,386
88,342
82,097
87,601
77,662
90,849
48,712
47,270
49.221
52.838
55.229
56.256
60,354
107,377
84,478
79.741
101.052
84,813
R7.675
55,183
48,263
49,749
128,586
22,005
Ship-
ments
granu-
lated
67.650
46,364
46,867
46.216
51,188
60,250
60.766
65,395
81.810
84.192
75,001
80.321
69,411
76,969
42,927
42.439
43,691
47,136
47.723
51,129
55,403
100,986
79,862
74.845
95,456
76.537
77,1*5
49,016
43.449
43,715
117,650
19.544
Ship-
ments
yellow
and
brown
11,612
7,494
5,399
6.485
7,200
6,839
7.425
6,494
6,699
5,708
8,125
9,783
10,395
15.374
8,170
5,327
6,055
6,195
7.846
6,020
5,880
7,291
6,007
7.262
9,451
9,521
11,848
6,604
5,251
6,448
11,635
3,380
Total
ship-
ments
79,262
53,858
52,266
52.700
58,388
67,088
68.191
71.889
88,510
89,900
83,126
90,104
79.808
92,342
49,097
47,766
49,747
53,330
55.569
57,149
61.983
108.277
85,869
82.107
104,008
86,058
89,033
55,621
48,700
50,163
129.149
22,924
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Table 7. Tobacco, C
igars and Cigarettes Entered for Consumption.
Year and Month
Tobacco,
cut
Tobacco,
plug
Cigarettes
Cigarettes,
over-
weight
Cigars
Foreign
raw leaf
tobacco
1930
September
Pound
1,406,258
1,381,943
1,224,840
1,312,936
1,057,507
1,163,399
1.372.596
1,250.655
1,487,028
1.480.478
1,468,877
1,449,103
1,457,618
1,452,865
1,451,340
1,366,936
1.144.298
1,272,469
1,414,941
1,659,842
1,436,417
1,493,496
1,488,431
1,559,663
1,662,365
1,551,042
1,427,688
1,209,812
1,065,534
1,429,012
1,537,535
1,261,563
Pound
476,020
452,670
455,503
471,292
366,785
430,463
459.155
439,364
514,005
503.867
453.989
469.793
417,050
439.268
410,253
428,968
3^2,000
343,887
389.797
425.577
421.248
425.899
391,668
419.483
368,601
379,960
358,572
340,791
300.491
304,290
374,473
324.732
Number
483.960,240
438,497,550
401,175,589
326,147,670
319,555,340
327,255,230
349,681,715
382,303,130
382,951,155
430.179.170
474,415,620
425,138,580
371,311,090
344,956,140
355,716,768
369,235,870
278,416,630
281,496,910
304,243,772
269,309,750
312,790.432
376.779.975
338,874,828
329,466,364
313,709,922
214,301,678
388,625,140
304,613,955
310,144,850
264,524,935
305,107,720
267,148,135
Number
167,700
17,900
38.200
144,300
78,300
68,500
117.800
600
31,820
164,250
227,450
200,400
76,600
135,450
115,200
148,210
57,200
56.700
50,150
49,050
37,350
66,300
40,300
43,700
39,400
57,100
148,400
39,260
28,420
17,890
15,370
33,600
Number
19,333,469
22,515,666
17.418.328
11,408,452
7,259,572
7,650,784
9.984 215
11,116,740
14,734,327
14,380,513
14,091,692
12,860,616
15,270,873
17,316,957
15,753,873
11,329,243
7,595,920
8,154,663
9.657,775
10 208,636
10,552,455
12,754,263
11,492,868
12,298,501
12,799,348
14,424,229
14,071,178
9,014,869
3,965,735
4,675,418
6.407.352
6,996,151
Pound
1.514,283
1,505,683
1,139,124
1.064,933
1931
1,288,600
February
1,072,285
1.115,135
1,284,691
May
1,434,154
1,382,348
July
1,328,631
August
1,233,479
1,076.864
1,177,265
1,144,401
994,476
1,063,412
889,417
942,969
1.120.066
1,108,312
1,320,001
July
1.149,197
August
1,083,602
1,042,140
938,889
1,027,873
744,579
1933
832,534
742,408
852,367
April
801,092
Table 8. — Production of Boots and Shoes.
1930
August
September .
October
November.
December..
1931
January
February...
March
April.,
May
June
July
August
September.
October. . . .
November.
December.
1932
January
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October.
November.
December .
1S33
January
February...
March
Boots and shoes with leather or fabric uppers
Welts
306,544
310,184
290.812
204.928
193.340
231.498
278,200
•326,112
332,306
293.408
252,037
281,175
274,641
275,15*
235.904
181,474
171,294
212,534
272,581
281,244
243,435
241,653
235,079
247,387
273,591
267,515
213,345
196,801
167,762
185,162
207,516
250.519
McKays
and
all
imitation
welts
722,749
740,557
663,65)
422,543
406,884
426,112
600, 694
880,851
810.653
892,177
782,256
6^3,700
816,379
824,8^7
723,099
404.143
433,536
532,297
774,827
907,035
781,111
821.112
746.474
610,920
828,070
807,126
679,722
450,418
306,383
398,195
614,061
804,562
Nailed
pegged,
screw
or wire
fastened
144,308
160,270
161,697
113.951
113,786
111,106
123.809
152,328
134,025
146.830
119,495
121.R77
164,848
195,496
182,548
150, S54
132,822
123.365
158. 46i
150,132
120,920
125.907
118,518
129.595
180,350
185,458
189,725
166,934
114,304
88,256
112,162
140,267
Stich-
downs
129,710
125,639
123.372
114.824
128,353
126,310
138,121
177,142
207.343
233.114
234,244
174,632
148,542
124,722
139,528
138,910
148,777
132,897
171,322
212,237
216,884
264.754
243,324
169.801
148,365
136,672
151,968
135.217
124,894
114,919
149,983
195,450
Total
1.368,683
1,406,149
1,305.315
900,345
877,041
921,878
184,316
,596,409
546.111
622,637
,442,330
,316,349
,467,600
482.835
337,126
013,879
919,847
029,556
414.816
607,280
413,214
507.574
400,508
202,968
484,042
,470,476
301,011
017,153
753,573
808,671
1,126,000
1,440,056
Total footwear
Mens*
465,095
483,554
494,271
350,806
339.476
296,301
368.102
472.669
443,797
445.979
403,207
421,682
434,443
451,133
431,115
363,011
348,868
300,352
420.882
411,320
370,801
422.104
436.647
409,588
469,002
471,961
449,281
403.661
311,351
267,310
302,984
393,335
Boys'
and
youths'
81,408
100,482
97,210
77,582
85,163
72,959
68.363
97,515
92,829
85,643
79,458
74,836
85,615
1C4.041
119.592
107,503
104,437
79.681
91.177
87.098
68,822
75.047
65,144
54,778
91,741
109,625
108.139
110,661
67,645
45,171
60,423
82,193
Women's
719,083
754,204
670.404
430.139
384.526
554,616
790,849
756.981
817,519
766,049
674,325
804,318
839.989
711.900
513.3S4
418,306
491,281
731.280
807,022
742,845
803,803
746,658
665,684
863,149
858,238
748,048
568,263
404,451
426,723
596,200
774,888
Misses'
and
childrens
182,347
176.812
183.661
175.803
159.008
144.793
188.776
244,120
252,635
260,635
210,498
187,098
198,594
184,536
197,983
178,872
174,731
163,531
214.295
284,903
232,427
248,460
214,127
160,666
183,565
187,436
202,130
187,757
134,308
129,475
161,377
202,713
Babies
and
infants'
94,753
100,807
106,846
90.468
96,019
84,703
97,108
124,777
123,675
131,016
117,239
98,881
106,036
89,738
93,554
91,926
87,192
77,337
100. 779
119,865
108,597
106, 674
98,616
88,768
100,902
95,942
91,592
90,992
60,309
53,219
79,292
86,358
Total
1,542,686
1,615,859
1,552.392
1,124.798
1,064.192
984,924
276,965
729,930
669.917
740.792
576,449
456.822
627.006
672,437
554,144
254,696
133,534
112,192
558,413
720,208
523,492
656.088
559,192
379,484
708,359
723,202
599,190
361.334
978,064
921,898
1,200,276
1,539,487
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Table 9. — Sales and Slaughterings of Live Stock, Retail Food Prices, and Cold Storage Holdings.
Classification
Saieson Stock Yds:
(Current month
prelim.)
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
Inspected Slaugh-
terings:
Cattle
Calves
Sheep
Lambs
Swine
A?. Retail Prices, In
cents, of Food in
Canada:
Beef chuck lb.
Veal roast "
Mutton roast. . . "
Pork fresh.... "
Bacon break-
fast "
Lard pure "
Eggs fresh doz.
Milk qt
Butter cream-
ery lb.
Cheese "
Bread "
Flour ■
Rolled oats... "
Rice "
Beans ■
Apples evapor-
ated "
Prunes **
Sugar granul-
ated "
Tea "
Coffee "
Potatoes peck
1932
1933
April May June
38,244
35,424
112,178
11,388
43,302
46,612
28,448
1,426
229,124
13-4
14-6
22-2
15-3
17-8
11-5
24-8
10-1
31-2
21-2
6-2
30
4-7
8-5
4-3
15-8
11-0
CO
50-3
43-7
15-3
44,226
38,482
119,341
11,867
44,156
51,240
16,685
6,519
254,836
13
13-6
22
15-2
4-3
15-9
10-8
60
45-2
42-6
15-2
38,833
30,026
104,127
30,434
41,818
43,171
12,726
37,472
247,722
13-3
13-5
22-7
15-0
16-8
11-3
19-2
22-6
20-7
6-2
3-0
4-7
8-5
4-3
15-5
11-0
5-9
45-5
42-4
14-7
July
44,941
25,356
81,557
38,457
41.228
32.252
11.369
52.640
191,577
13-4
13-4
21-8
15-0
16-8
11-3
21-5
9-6
21-6
20-1
5-7
2-9
4-8
8-6
4-3
15-7
10-9
5-9
45-0
421
14-9
Aug. Sept
64,884
26,638
S3, 187
47,184
31,598
11,983
73,856
189,253
13-1
13-2
21-4
15-6
17-6
11-4
24- 1
9-6
22-1
20-2
5-6
2-9
4-8
8-5
4-2
15-9
11-0
5-8
44-6
41-6
26-4
56,647
24,305
62,737
60,044
52,174
29,450
11,286
89,869
166,352
12-7
13-1
20-4
15-9
18-8
121
25-6
9-6
25-0
19-8
5-6
2-9
4-8
8-5
4-3
161
11-2
5-9
45-2
42-4
18-4
Oct.
Nov.
58,195
66,598
25,299
26,072
76,081
126,986
103,224
75,412
50,408
56,03*
27,248
23,722
8,216
8,982
137,368
109,900
189,222
249,858
12-4
11-9
13-2
12-7
19-3
17-9
15-7
14-5
19-6
19-2
12-6
13-3
30-3
38-6
9-5
9-6
26-9
26-4
20-0
19-9
5-6
5-6
2-9
2-8
4-8
4-7
8-4
8-3
4-3
4-2
15-7
15-8
10-8
10-7
5-8
5-8
44-5
43-*
41-3
41-2
17-3
17-3
Jan.
31,800
11,460
101,857
20,329
45,075
14,919
5,369
44,019
10
12-2
16
12-9
18-6
12-9
45-2
9-8
25-9
19-8
5-8
2-7
4-6
8-2
4-0
15-5
10 6
5-8
43-7
41-0
18-1
48,018
16,405
104,202
24,396
50,521
20,255
5,054
43,522
247,081
110
12-0
16-7
12-7
181
12-3
39-1
9-7
26-1
19-6
5-7
2-6
4-6
8-2
3-9
15-4
10-8
5-8
43-2
40-9
19-0
Feb
37,336
16,349
82,708
14,066
42,412
22,247
3,614
32,416
220,419
10-9
12-2
17-5
12-2
17-4
11-7
28-8
9-7
25-7
14-9
10-6
5-7
42-2
40-1
19-2
Mar. April.
40,355
24,082
90.770
14,902
50,959
38,379
3,351
38,307
250,468
17-7
11-5
27-8
9-7
26-9
19-2
5-6
2-6
4-5
80
3-8
2
4
19-2
38,156
32,569
90,448
12,074
42,352
54,760
28,385
1,663
231,627
11-3
12-3
19-4
14-4
18-8
12-3
23-0
9-3
19-5
5-2
2-6
4-5
7-9
3-7
14-8
10-9
7-4
41-9
39-9
191
Cold Storage
Holdings
Cold Storage Holdings as at
First of Month:
(000 lbs. or doz.)
Butter—
Creamery
Dairy
Totals
Cheese
Eggs—
Cold Storage
Fresh
Frozen
Pork—
Fresh frozen
Fresh not frozen
Cured dry salted. . .'
Cured sweet pickled
In process of cure
Totals
Lard
Beef—
Fresh frozen
Fresh not frozen
Cured
In process of cure
Totals
Veal—
Fresh frozen
Fresh not frozen
Totals
Mutton and Lamb—
Frozen
Not frozen
Totals
PotTLTRT
Fen-
Fresh frozen
Fresh not frozen
Smoked, etc
Fresh frozea during preceding
month
1932
May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
2,1
32
2,848
5,934
3,416
534
3,458
22.455
2,840
702
7.695
7,784
41,476
3,286
3,416
4,299
233
198
8,146
484
447
930
3,946
161
4,107
7,701
8,569
48
4,544
1,014
,292
93
.3.S5
,535
,870
584
,312
,503
,080
,048
,991
580
203
,743
975
,992
458
175
600
, 024
16,472
334
16,806
16,022
10,879
829
5,i
18,458
3,122
S82
5,848
8,999
37,409
4,257
2,329
3,583
127
162
6,401
716
453
1,506
214
1,747
5,257
10,173
51
5,218
2,451
25,283
259
25,542
19,355
11,211
820
5,158
13,862
2,695
394
6,422
11,180
34,553
3,566
2,668
4,094
J02
224
7,288
414
1,215
1,001
277
1,277
4,414
14,086
56
5,522
6,073
30,943
338
31, -281
22,119
11,896
995
5,023
10,255
3,118
710
6.083
9,788
29.954
2,707
2,792
4,596
287
177
7,852
893
323
1,216
872
366
1,239
3.374
16,734
83
6,228
33,318
257
33,575
21,764
11,056
1,205
4,848
6,466
2,463
369
5,051
8,053
22.4^2
1,183
2,813
4.980
239
72
8,113
889
471
1,360
1,020
449
1.469
2,404
19,512
46
6,825
3,912
31,181
136
31,316
20,423
519
4,506
5.236
2.573
267
4,451
9,624
22,152
1,913
3,294
5,002
110
958
416
1,374
3,070
383
3.453
2.057
21,706
52
7,177
4,107
26,361
109
26,470
13,229
4,123
271
3,988
6,049
3.830
40
4,912
7.767
23.56
1.539
4,642
4,850
79
93
9,665
359
1,253
4,856
439
5.295
3,540
19,953
89
7,173
2 740
1933
Jan. Feb. Mar. April May
20,328
69
20.397
12,944
1,254
273
3,773
11.765
4,281
461
6,219
6,827
29.552
2,327
5,113
3,421
222
184
8,940
702
5.043
274
5,291
8.341
17,121
40
6,734
1,680
15,476
45
15,521
11,511
433
650
3,524
14,148
3,770
514
5,032
7,874
31.338
2,653
4,639
4,655
229
113
9,636
335
247
S82
3,733
276
4,009
7,230
14,046
113
5,960
84C
9,605
19
9,624
10,567
267
3,270
15,688
3,707
661
5,134
9,164
34,354
2,831
3,88 ?
4,275
303
189
8,655
178
258
437
2,556
288
2,845
6,463
10,600
99
4,792
760
3,386
9
3.395
8,439
278
455
2,920
14,320
3,277
872
5,792
10,633
34,894
2,527
3,679
4,674
156
173
8,683
173
444
617
1,988
184
2,172
5,272
7,324
64
3,784
1,149
1,943
7
1,950
7,543
4,041
632
2,701
17,952
3,903
905
6,713
9,536
39,009
4,159
3,441
3,905
62
225
7,632
530
920
140
1,060
3,383
5,940
43
4,119
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Table 10. Output of Central Electric Stations in Canada. (A) Monthly Output.
(Thousandn of Kilowatt Hours)
Month
1930- May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December .
1931-January
February...
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October
November.
December .
1932- January
February. . .
March
April
May
June
July
August
September.
October —
November.
December .
1933-January
February . . .
March
April
Totals for Canada
Water
1,523,521
1,414,236
1.404,009
1,391.054
1.419.051
1,549.846
1.488,175
1.513.152
1.456,326
1.311,136
1.391.982
1,388,034
1,342.940
1,267,869
1,230,622
1.234,266
1,263,412
1,400,704
1,385,378
1,397,876
1,382,794
1,297,892
1,363,912
1,306,753
1.249.226
1.176.673
1,133,555
1,206.682
1.254,644
1.362.670
1,417.074
1,400,793
1,366.336
1,273,113
1 . 346 849
1,275,313
Fuel
21.106
20,375
21,
20.806
23,910
24,714
27,228
29,156
32,395
27,851
25.576
23,056
22.846
21,959
20,700
21,883
25,001
27,638
29,642
34,306
31,124
27,241
24,784
22,736
21,789
21.559
22,026
23,538
24.496
27.474
31.153
32.398
30,303
26,453
24.198
19,768
Total
1,544,627
1,434,611
1,425,690
1,411,860
1,442,961
1,574,560
1,515,40
1,542.30
488,721
338,987
417,558
411,090
365.786
289,828
251,322
256,149
288,413
428,342
415,020
432,182
1,413,918
1,325,133
1,388.
1,329,489
1.271,015
1,198,232
1,155.581
1,230.220
1,279,140
1,390,144
1,448,227
1,433,191
1,396.639
1,299.566
1.371.047
1,295,081
Generated by Water-Power
Mari-
time
Pro-
vinces
44,139
42.632
40, 667
41,788
38.662
39,480
41,264
44.295
44,394
31.097
34,338
52,154
53,433
52.675
50,712
44,924
46,251
55,743
56,725
55,214
4^,584
46,998
44.292
50,445
53,897
47.894
38.583
44,786
48,069
50,98°
53.110
52,587
44.535
33.143
40.464
43,968
Quebec
761.327
709.245
722.335
710.842
704.123
781,996
764,490
764,612
735,385
674,560
703,708
717,900
693,853
638,719
620,634
644,446
662,400
736,381
731,014
722,508
721.P2
682,589
713,227
700.575
661.74°
633.614
606.872
663.9H
687.536
763,577
823.035
801,939
7*5,142
718,527
747.878
703,886
Ontario
524,679
485,791
460,611
457,424
485.151
521.991
480,131
480,442
469,438
422.213
451,912
415,482
394,243
379.568
369.294
352,877
355,122
384,065
373,084
385,407
374,534
355,865
394,206
363,099
344,635
325,476
317,815
326.021
337.472
348,530
333,565
326,173
318,039
323,816
350.959
338,279
Prairie
Pro-
vinces
100.116
87.683
89,169
84,925
92,060
D5.005
92.292
111,443
104,099
88.481
95,991
101,539
102,640
101,337
100,480
98,119
102,835
123.087
125,867
130.407
199,95'
115,399
110.943
99,544
95,863
83,542
81.519
82.12P
90,082
104.78°
111.404
116,933
116,099
104,085
108 015
97,162
British
Colum
bia
93,260
88,885
91,227
96.075
99.055
111,374
109.998
112,360
103.010
94.785
106.033
100, 959
98,771
95,570
89,502
93,900
96.804
101,428
98,688
104,340
107,899
97.041
101.244
93.090
93,091
86,147
88,766
89,835
91.485
94,794
95,960
103,161
102,521
93,542
99.533
92,018
Generated by Fuel
Prairie
Pro-
16.466
15.801
16,522
14,898
14.882
16.874
19,506
19.748
20.187
17,298
15.992
13.360
12,781
12.139
12.297
12,905
13,436
15,332
18,819
20.908
20,382
18,125
15.410
12,413
12,294
11,996
11,986
13,530
13.976
16,072
18,393
19,679
18,230
16,217
15 388
12,122
Other
Pro-
vinces
4,640
4,574
5.159
5.908
9.028
7,840
7,722
9,408
12,208
10.553
9,584
9,696
10.065
9,820
8.403
8,978
11,565
12,306
10,823
13,398
10,742
9,116
9,374
10,323
9,495
9,563
10,040
10,008
10,520
11,402
12,760
12,719
12,073
10,236
8 810
7,
Total
Exports
(B)
Average Daily Output
681
49,827
1,424
24,559
16.925
3.230
67J
47.82C
1,422
23,642
16.193
2.9?2
699
4=1.990
1.312
23.301
14.858
2,877
671
45,544
1.348
22.930
14,756
2.740
797
48,09?
1.288
23.47C
16,172
3.069
797
50,792
1,273
25,226
16,838
3,065
908
50.514
1,375
25.483
16.004
3.077
940
49.751
1,429
24,665
15,498
3.595
1,045
48,023
1,432
23,722
15.143
3.358
995
47.S21
1,111
24,091
15,079
3.160
825
45,72 s ;
1.108
22.700
14,578
3,098
76«
47,036
1,738
23.930
13,849
3.385
737
44.057
1.723
22.382
12.718
3,311
732
42,994
1.755
21.291
12,652
3,378
667
40.365
1.636
20.020
11,913
3.242
706
40,521
1.449
20.789
11.383
3.165
833
42,947
1,542
22,080
11.837
3.42«
891
45,980
1,798
23.754
12.38''
3,971
9SR
47,167
1,891
24,367
12,436
4,195
1.108
46,199
1.781
23,307
12,436
4.207
1.004
45,610
1,567
23.285
12,081
4,192
939
45,693
1.621
23,537
12,271
3.979
799
44,796
1,429
23.007
12,716
3.579
758
44,316
1.681
23,353
12,103
3,318
702
41,000
1.739
21,346
11.117
3.092
719
39,941
1,597
21.120
10.849
2,785
711
37,277
1.244
19.577
10.252
2.630
759
39,684
1.445
21.416
10,517
2.649
817
42.638
1,602
22.918
11,249
3.0°3
886
44,843
1,642
24,632
11,243
3.380
1,038
48,274
1,770
27,435
11,119
3.713
1,045
46,231
1.696
25,868
10,522
3,772
978
45,053
1.437
25.327
10,259
3,745
945
46,413
1,184
25,662
11,564
3,717
780
44 227
1.305
24.125
11 321
3.485
659
43,169
1,465
23,463
11,276
3,239
1930-May
June
July
August. ...
September
October. . .
November
December.
1931 -January . . .
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August . . .
September
October.. .
November
December
1932-January. . .
February..
March
April ,
May
June ,
July
August
September.
October
November.
December .
1933-January
February. .
March
April
49.146
47.141
45.291
44.873
47.301
49,995
49,606
48.811
46.978
46.826
44,903
48.268
43,320
42.262
39.698
39.815
42,114
45.194
46.170
45,093
44,606
44,754
43,997
43,558
40,298
39,222
36.566
38.925
41.821
43,957
47,236
45,186
44.075
45,468
43.447
42,510
3.008
2,982
2,943
3.099
3.302
3.593
3.667
3,824
3.323
3.385
3.421
3.366
3.186
3,185
2.887
3.029
3,227
3,272
3.290
3.481
3.346
3 266
3.103
3,003
2.872
2.863
2,898
3.049
3,058
3.199
3.328
3,307
3.341
3.211
3,067
531
150
527
152
53.1
IflK
481
190
496
301
514
253
650
258
637
303
651
394
618
377
516
309
445
323
412
325
405
32"
396
271
416
290
44c
3*5
4<)4
397
627
361
674
432
657
347
625
314
407
302
414
344
396
306
400
319
387
324
436
323
46R
351
518
368
613
425
635
410
580
389
570
366
496
284
401
255
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17
Table 11 — Railway Revenue Freight Loaded at Stations in Canada in Tons.
Commodities
Hallway Freight Loaded—
Agricultural Products—
Wheat
Corn
Oats
Barley
Rye
Flaxseed
Other grain
Flour
Other mill products
Hay and straw
Cotton ,
Apples (fresh)
Other fruit (fresh)
Potatoes
Other fresh vegetables
Other agricultural products. . .
Animal Products—
Horses
Cattle and calves
Sheep
Hogs
Dressed meats (fresh)
Dressed meats (cured, salted
canned)
Other packing house products
(edible)
Poultry
Eggs
Butter and cheese
Wool
Hides and leather
Other animal products (non-
edible)
Mine Products—
Anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
Lignite coal
Coke
Iron ores
Other ores and concentrates...
Base bullion and matte
Clay, gravel, sand, stone
(crushed)
Slate — Dimensions or block
stone
Crude petroleum
Asphalt
Salt
Other mine products
Forest Products—
Logs, posts, poles, cordwood. .
Ties
Pulpwood
Lumber— Timber— Box shooks
— Staves heading
Other forest products
Manufactures and Miscellan-
eous—
Refined Petroleum and its pro-
ducts
Sugar
Iron, pig and bloom
Rails and fastenings
Bar and sheet iron— Structural
iron and iron pipe
Castings, machinery & boilers
Cement
Brick and artificial stone
Lime and plaster
Sewer pipe and drain tile
Agricultural implements and
vehicles other than autos
Automobiles and auto trucks. .
Household goods
Furniture
Liquor beverages
Fertilizers, all kinds
Paper, printed matter, books .
Wood-pulp
Fish (fresh, frozen cured, etc.)
Canned goods (all canned food
products)
Other manufactures and mis-
cellaneous
Merchandise
1932
Feb.
May June July Aug Sept
2,688
24,479
596
19,908
6,588
4,335
4,366
148
3,280
3,670
331
2,028
13,942
429,206
51,665
19,168
1,010
51,428
23,193
252,232
11,618
1,879
8,126
15,326
62,587
127,518
5,154
93,734
187,905
11,047
174,806
11,097
4,835
2,055
26,511
6.573
60,179
11,181
18,267
2,485
2,567
10,835
5,114
1,409
10,887
88,803
133.501
40,254
2,363
8.177
168,976
149,078
1,170,
7,922
41,235
21,337
12,947
5,548
1,718
103,031
84.255
12,353
187
183
1.429
16.127
2.1
9,276
526 588,611
6,229
73,725
30,709
10
7,163
2,963
105,914
83.363
7,353
479
257
3,554
5,233
3
8,168
2.871
25.889
1,480
20. 934
5,700
4,499
5,139
42
1,765
7,153
460
2,332
2.613
429,465
33,191
19,111
942
45,778
25.924
292.715
10,342
708
18,936
15,615
68,111
98,556
6.120
58,434
99,350
22. 644
157,460
15,712
3.713
2,924
25.117
5.372
60,099
11.889
16,260
2,254
3,345
10.697
4,109
1.194
10,580
20,485
115,217
35,061
2,657
8,836
169,566
138,492
3,01
31,219
1,902
14,944
5,882
3,643
5,873
159
1,241
8,347
1,937
2,054
2,093
1,558
409,383
33,841
22,265
818
45,649
23,909
177,172
17,396
14,577
72,116
69,996
3,159
63,977
135,208
15,993
177,601
23,058
4,514
9,156
20,059
5,601
57,693
11,739
16,888
1,936
4,934
8,941
3,592
1,620
10,913
9.7C9
106,001
33,399
2,872
9,054
187,213
121,859
811,77
2.144
21,543
25,896
10,456
2,780
2,819
103,018
79,984
9,499
626
4,521
7,513
1,417
8,959
8,575
2,471
34,139
2,610
13,106
7,048
3,249
4,747
167
1,328
6,415
485
2,031
2,416
1,667
414,123
83,943
23,853
1,032
21,354
23,185
292,224
9,050
1,106
16,311
13,481
55,814
70,067
2,694
47,763
125,939
13,093
208,541
17,138
6,905
1,376
17,789
5,659
57,194
9,393
15,639
3,277
7,214
5,242
2,603
1,374
11,435
13,373
102,453
37,939
3,559
9,877
60,890
133,121
2,318,995
1.686
43.973
64,765
9,814
1,495
2,121
109,753
76,883
10,868
488
34,4
17,704
9,405
20,002
40,362
1,973
41,505
4,170
12,325
6,459
2,943
5,133
191
772
4,895
743
2,612
2.997
2,725
443,921
199,236
35,818
542
25,848
28,949
215,154
6,587
1,752
12,221
12,729
66,725
110,374
1,537
63,795
128,157
11,378
185,461
19,816
4,193
926
20,232
5,630
53,426
12,466
14,281
1,694
3,639
3,047
2,644
1.611
10,132
18,216
102,204
37,895
3,712
10,462
144,933
130,766
Oct.
,670,793
3,041
59,399
32,749
10,955
7,037
7,047
144,778
91,206
15,999
455
67,081
9,193
30,366
18,830
107,973
2,369
38,232
11,203
14,516
7,496
2,373
4,526
242
505
4,332
439
2,782
3,064
4,505
426,425
430,350
57,711
360
31,238
28,123
209,773
6,:
1,630
9,187
13,977
77.499
182,086
702
71,378
136,595
14,113
147,274
17,707
8,839
1,084
13,098
4,401
40,414
8,603
15,421
1,922
1,752
3,634
4,842
2,031
10,591
18,744
112,913
47,546
5,654
12,708
154,431
Nov.
1,160,863
5.792
72.368
30,338
2,942
8 434
7.153
155.185
104.479
16,957
303
42.905
1,634
29.963
12.546
96,375
3,031
34,925
6.612
19,803
7,967
2,393
3,772
763
613
2,471
569
2,347
2,693
7,392
458,900
406,823
71,593
90
30.844
22,579
127,553
3.896
1,757
3,621
14,616
185.190
1,545
79.356
120,448
18,053
112,366
23 405
8,222
1,033
13.389
4,174
12.618
4,631
12,566
1.143
1,739
4.099
3,802
1,471
9,619
25,063
117.770
54.326
5, 753
12,239
151,470
128 ',511 1 131,085
Dec
752,536
5,786
39,533
31,011
7,228
5,339
6,082
87,733
59,411
17,637
1
14,965
900
19,304
8,104
50,345
2,011
21,526
2,266
18,194
7,783
2,971
4,113
5,475
646
1,816
348
2,329
2,450
3,201
417,916
333,358
80,918
74
22,267
17,541
29,174
2,281
1,453
1,552
8,631
34,600
193,999
553
63,458
87,468
24,464
85,508
16,820
4,139
684
,094
,376
,624
,695
,164
571
1,280
3,084
2,067
1,248
11,099
21,048
100,299
34,307
6,712
8,259
113,722
95,668
1933
Jan.
Feb.
468,915
402,034
9, 772
2,678
24,374
28,094
8,410
9,776
1,287
1,322
1,300
768
3,646
3,128
75,521
79,282
52,739
54,519
18,506
21,769
390
262
22,701
17,669
841
728
20,445
23,831
7,482
6,976
11.146
12,800
1,106
1,389
25,526
19,382
1,954
1,294
20,713
18,202
8,127
6,666
2,395
3,284
4,105
3,292
319
126
466
372
1,661
1,906
330
372
3,681
3,157
2,950
2,918
441
16,246
334,268
434,037
316,281
203,244
70,091
97,983
26,214
28,181
21,353
27,380
21,183
16,515
1,251
608
933
1,134
630
675
9,417
8,572
25. 772
22,764
150, 795
161,896
323
1,402
82,416
126,750
75, 607
92,869
12,035
10,637
76,793
66,385
14,735
14,342
3,835
3,741
816
670
7,588
8,597
3.722
3,170
4,669
3,061
3,584
1,792
9,257
8,907
714
488
1,203
1,539
5,069
4,743
1,575
1,701
1,890
1,081
6,767
6,504
19.586
19,810
117,166
107,927
32,519
34,646
6,993
6,212
6,972
9,107
109,298
114,241
86,760
102,094
18
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Table 12. Indexes of Employment by Industries, Year 1926 = 100
Industries— First of Month
Indexes of Employment Un-
adjusted-
All Industries
Manufacturing
Animal products — edible
Fur and products
Leather and products
Lumber and products
Rough and dressed lumber.
Furniture
Other lumber products
Musical instruments
Plant products — edible
Pulp and paper products
Pulp and paper
Paper products
Printing and publishing
Rubber products
Textile products
Thread, yam and cloth
Hosiery and knit goods
Garments and personal fur-
nishings
Other textile products
Plant products (n.e.s.)
Tobacco
Distilled and malt liquors..
Wood distillates and extracts .
Chemicals and allied products
Clay, glass and stone products
Electrio current
Electrical apparatus
Iron and steel products
Crude, rolled and forged
products
Machinery (other than ve-
hicles)
Agricultural implements.. .
Land vehicles
Automobiles and parts...
Steel shipbuilding and re-
pairing
Heating appliances
Iron and steel fabrication
(n.e.s.)
Foundry and machine shop
products
Other iron and steel pro-
ducts
Non-ferrous metal products..
Mineral products ,
Miscellaneous ,
LOGGING
Mining
Coal
Metallic ores
Non-metallic minerals (ex
cept coal) ,
Communications
Telegraphs ,
Telephones
Transportation
Street railways and cartage..
Steam railways
Shipping and stevedoring
Construction and Maintenance
Building
Highway
Railway
Services
Hotels and restaurants
Professional ,
Personal (chiefly laundries)..
Trade
Retail
Whol*>»)e
1932
May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May
87-5
85-8
971
75-9
91 4
60-1
45-5
77-1
91-6
33-7
93-4
87-3
72-4
96-2
104-2
85-9
100-7
108-5
111-2
120-6
120-3
120-3
91-5
113-6
77-0
1141
116-5
70-5
65-2
81-7
27-3
73-7
81-7
65-9
73-2
71-2
74-9
760
83-2
119-4
102-8
32-5
97-9
89-4
131-1
73 1
94-1
96-6
93-5
84-3
112-3
77-7
820
58-5
130-7
65-8
H4-7
107-4
130-3
121-4
/16-2
123-0
101-0
89-1
860
106-3
860
90-5
64-2
51 3
77-4
93-3
31-3
96-9
88-3
72-8
991
105-3
86-4
98-9
107-0
108-6
91-9
81-0
112-4
107-1
119-7
78-8
1141
83-1
117-4
109-9
69-4
58-8
78-6
27-4
73-8
86-3
65*4
76-5
660
74-3
75-3
78-4
123-3
97-5
37-9
96-8
86-5
133-0
74-4
94-1
98-0
931
85-5
1131
77-1
91-4
92-9
F2-9
147-7
74-0
116-8
111-1
129-4
121-9
116-1
122 1
102-4
1933
83-2
80-3
95
81-0
86-7
50-6
36-2
73-9
76-2
43-9
102-9
86-1
70-2
99-3
102-9
86-1
96-3
105-4
1151
85
73-5
121-7
125-4
115-6
105-2
106-9
53-9
110-6
101-5
60-5
63-7
67-7
24-2
62-1
50-9
54-5
72-0
46-2
62-8
65-3
79-8
118-2
98-4
56-2
99
93-4
134-0
65 3
89 3
84-6
90-5
83
116-6
72-9
94-2
67-6
37-4
115-4
56-3
103-7
94-8
125-3
111-8
117-8
124
101
45
102
61
34
69
76
55
58
43
1 60
Electrical Energy Consumed, Million Kw. hr. 1
Economic
1932
1933
Area
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
55-2
604-9
451-5
101-6
Feb.
Mar.
April
Maritime Provinces
59-7
576-7
433-1
92-7
62-2
522-6
433-6
92-6
56-3
492-9
402-4
85-1
47-4
467-7
399-1
87-9
53-5
509-9
412-5
89-1
57-3
527-2
427-6
90-5
61-0
600-2
462-5
94-0
64-5
654-6
468-0
95
63-9
632-0
455-8
102-1
42-4
549-4
447-4
92-6
48-1
575-3
479-3
98-5
50-5
557-8
Ontario
British Columbia
450-2
91-0
1 Production plus provincial imports less provincial exports.
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Table 13. Indexes of Employment with Seasonal Adjustment, Indexes of Retail Sales
Automobile Financing.
Classification
Seasonally Adjusted Indexes of
Employment— All Industries.
Manufacturing
Leather and products
Rough and dressed lumber
Furniture
Musical Instruments
Pulp and paper
Paper products
Printing and publishing
Rubber products
Textile products
Thread, yarn and cloth
Hosiery and knit goods
Clay, glass and stone products. .
Electric current
Electric apparatus
Iron and steel products
Crude, rolled and forged pro-
ducts
Machinery other than vehicles. .
Agricultural implements
Automobiles and parts
Logging
Mining
Metallic ores
Non metallic minerals except
coal
Telephones
Transportation
Street railways and cartage —
Steam railways
Shipping and stevedoring
Construction and Maintenance.
Building
Highway
Railway
Hotels and Restaurants
Trade
Retail
Wholesale
Economic areas and cities —
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
Ottawa
Hamilton
Windsor
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Indexes of Retail Sales, January,
1929 = 100 —
Boots and shoes (6)
Candy (6)
Clothing (9)
Drugs (7)
Dyers and cleaners (4)
Furniture (4)
General and departmental, 25
stores and 4 chains ,
Groceries and meats (23)
Hardware (5)
Music and radio (4) ,
Restaurants (11)
General index
Automobile Financing—
Total new and used cars —
Number
Percentage change, 1932 to 1931
Financing in dollars S000
Percentage change, 1932 to 1931
1932
1933
May I June I July I Aug. I Sept. I Oct. I Nov. Dec. Ja». | Feb. I Mar. I Apr. I May
First of Month
89 6
86-8
84-9
82-3
82-4
83-4
820
82- 4
841
81-3
80-8
89-5
85- 1
83-4
83-0
80-1
81-0
81-8
80-9
81-4
81-0
77-8
77-2
77-0
92-3
92-9
88-3
90-9
92-5
90-1
87-9
84-5
79-5
80-7
81-6
84-2
47-6
43-4
42-9
39-8
39-8
38-9
39-7
43-6
43-2
42-9
41-9
40-1
75-5
76-8
71-2
63-2
69-2
72-2
74-0
71-7
70-4
64-0
63-2
60-5
34-6
32-9
30-9
36-9
51-2
46-4
43-7
39-9
22-8
22-7
20-7
23-3
72-8
70-1
71-3
69-9
72-8
71-7
73-2
71-6
71-2
70-7
70-9
68-6
95-9
98-9
97-6
95-5
98-2
96-9
98-6
95-4
95-7
95-6
97-4
94-8
104-8
105-6
104-3
102-6
104-0
102-6
102-2
102-4
98-4
98-8
100-1
99-3
84-2
84-3
85-0
80-7
82-8
83-2
83-6
85-6
81-6
70-5
74-2
73-4
98-4
98-8
97-7
94-1
96-0
98-3
97-4
95-6
92-4
88-5
89-2
89-3
107-5
107-0
105-3
102-7
105-1
105-1
105 1
103-8
100-7
99-0
960
96-3
110-0
108-6
109-2
106-2
106-9
109-7
111-3
110-3
109-3
102-2
101-9
101-4
77-7
78-8
72-7
65-0
64-8
66-6
58-5
53-2
56-4
55-2
54-4
51-8
117-7
115-9
1131
110-5
110-9
109-4
108-7
110-7
112-7
112-9
113-3
112-9
1170
110-8
110-3
110-1
102-0
103-6
104-7
98-4
96-7
90-4
87-7
88-9
68-7
66-7
67-3
63-9
62-6
61-7
58-2
60-6
61-4
59-4
57-5
59-2
61-5
55-5
61-2
53-8
62-0
60-1
62-1
64-9
51-9
49-2
38-6
42-6
79-8
79-2
77-2
71-4
70-8
68-4
62-8
68-2
66-3
62-5
63-2
61-1
26-0
26-2
27-0
23-4
24-8
23-9
22-7
241
24-1
29-7
31-3
31-8
66-1
72-4
83-4
82-6
59-1
47-8
52-5
60-3
82-7
67-2
61-1
65-3
42-9
46-3
51-5
49-4
38-5
33-6
32-8
38-9
53-1
450
41-5
45-8
100-5
98-8
96-1
95-7
96-5
96-6
98-3
97-4
94-9
92-8
95-7
94-1
133-8
132-1
130-2
128-3
126-6
128-6
131-2
132-7
133-4
136-3
139-2
136-1
74-7
70-9
69-9
67-1
66-2
67-1
66-4
64-6
66-4
66-2
64-0
61-9
93-9
92-9
91-6
90-7
90-1
89-5
89-3
90-2
89-3
89-1
88-2
87-1
87-5
84-7
83-8
82-7
83-3
82-8
80-2
80-8
81 1
79-4
79-3
78-7
114-4
1120
111-9
110-5
114-6
115-1
114-4
115-1
117-9
116-8
118-4
118-3
811
78-0
76-5
74-9
74-9
74-8
71-6
71-2
72-0
70-5
70-7
70-8
89-5
78-5
79-6
80-1
80-0
78-5
76-1
83-2
82-3
78-0
76-6
73-1
99-9
87-1
73-6
65-9
63-3
66-2
66-1
69-9
82-6
83-3
85-5
81-6
66-0
62-2
53-1
46-9
42-4
40-1
36-1
36-0
37-0
37-4
34-4
32-1
269-4
163-2
97-5
81-8
77-5
87-2
100-7
120-9
161-0
215-3
291-3
258-8
70-3
60-8
58-1
54-6
59-6
64-4
60-6
66-8
73-2
70-8
69-9
74-0
117-6
109-0
103-5
97-2
102-3
97-3
102-9
102-8
104-4
98-9
105 -.5
104-5
117-8
117-4
115-9
115-3
114-0
114-3
113-7
111-6
113-4
111-5
110-9
110-5
124-8
124-1
123-7
120-7
120-6
120-9
120-2
115-2
117-8
116-0
116-1
114-5
102-8
103-5
100-9
101-2
100-9
100-4
99-6
99-2
99-6
98-5
98-9
100-2
89-6
95-3
91-1
85-3
83-7
81-8
87-0
86-1
83-2
80-3
79-9
81-7
8S 9
85-2
83-9
80-1
81-4
81-3
79-6
81-3
84-9
80-7
78-0
77-9
911
88-4
83-9
84-6
82-5
82-7
80-3
82-6
84-3
81-5
82-3
81-7
92-8
88-9
86-2
84-6
87-0
90-4
86-0
83-3
88-1
85-1
86-3
86-6
82-9
81-7
80-2
761
77-4
77-7
75-2
74-2
77-4
74-2
72-3
72-0
92-3
88-9
85-4
82-1
82-7
83-9
81-1
82-5
82-9
82-9
81-6
80-0
107-4
109-8
102-4
97-2
101-4
94-2
92-7
93-4
94-8
94-2
99-5
96-3
97-9
96-7
94-3
91-8
90-0
90-8
89-7
87-8
87-6
88-4
88-2
87-1
103-1
95-9
92-9
91-5
92-6
88-2
91-9
94-4
91-7
93-9
93-9
92-2
86-6
83-9
82-9
78-9
75-8
75-9
76-1
75-3
73-0
73-9
73-4
72-3
80-3
81-7
87-8
78-0
69-3
59-3
66-0
65-5
85-5
65-9
65-5
82-8
89-2
86-8
87-0
85-1
82-5
82-2
81-0
78-5
79-6
81-1
81-8
82-0
87-3
89-7
87-3
84-2
84-8
85-1
86-2
84-5
86-1
87-1
84-5
80-7
79 4
76-2
88-7
390
61-6
23-2
68-2
93-1
97-9
74-0
89-4
94-5
98-9
50-7
111-8
84-5
59-3
40-7
59-9
31-9
63-6
46-4
92-3
136-4
84-9
81-9
116-1
70-5
96-1
73-0
32-0
200-8
64-6
102-0
110-1
116-3
96-6
81-9
78-0
81-0
84-0
72-3
80-5
96-8
85-9
87-7
69-1
73-3
79-8
79-0
1932
1933
Mar.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
62-5
87-3
88-2
107-5
83-1
57-3
71-6
76-5
77-3
95-9
50-8
43-7
103-0
72-3
75-3
63-7
70-9
69-2
62-7
68-3
57-0
127-9
53-2
59-1
85-8
98-4
91-7
110-8
68-7
51-6
80-7
87-2
85-6
120-4
52-0
41-1
90-8
87-4
79-3
84-4
79-0
79-3
76-8
81-2
79-3
92-9
74-4
70-2
88-3
127-8
119-6
119-2
93-2
92-2
123-5
108-8
92-2
77-4
66-8
68-0
49-5
53-6
52-9
43-7
32-7
44-9
54-9
58-4
55-6
59-3
27-4
31-1
89-3
103-1
103-9
102-3
88-0
81-6
94-0
109-9
97-7
161-7
66-8
66-8
88-2
84-5
82-9
80-7
78-8
75-0
78-9
80-0
78-0
85-6
70-0
67-4
65 -fi
93-9
120- 1
109-5
89-2
94-0
104-5
102-7
79-4
99-3
43-2
44-5
31-9
28-6
26-6
20-9
15-9
22-1
38-8
39-0
40-7
41-6
20-7
17-1
67-3
68-0
64-5
62-6
63-9
65-6
64-7
61-5
56-1
62-4
54-0
51-1
85-3
92-1
91-0
91-8
79-6
73-7
84-0
91-6
85-0
119-7
63-9
61-6
4,950
7,345
9,615
9,151
6,632
6,065
5,018
4,361
4,286
3,641
3,013
3,271
-38-2
-49-5
-33-9
-20-7
-35-8
-10-9
-15-8
-32-2
-17-0
-26-2
-25-6
-21-6
2,025
3,000
3,788
3,472
2,475
2,185
1,897
1,583
1,334
1,132
1,001
1,174
-43-0
-52-5
-40-1
-29-4
-41-0
-24-8
-27-4
-40-5
-37-8
-38-4
-30-8
-23-2
Mars
49-2
53-4
72-4
75-8
73-4
42-5
75-2
79-0
58-3
20-1
56-9
72-8
5,214
+ 5-3
1,764
-12-9
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Table 14. Trend of Business in the Five Economic Areas 1
Areas and Items
1932
19^3
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
Business In Five Economic
Areas—
Canada—
Contracts awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment.Average 1.928- 100
Bank Debits $000,000
10.113
4.237
87 5
2,074
33,425
190
585
473
87 8
42-5
1,781
13
2,948
830
86
596
9,845
75
4,018
1.820
89-5
925
14,851
79
1.724
825
87-6
379
4,702
17
838
288
82-7
1311
2,246
6
14.186
5,290
891
2.175
30,779
204
338
147
96-4
49-2
1,939
14
7.390
1,467
87-8
676
8,913
?0
4,168
1.511
89-9
967
13.660
79
1,417
1,904
89-3
358
4,289
20
874
262
83-7
124-9
1,978
11
12,155
4,388
88-7
2,203
40,744
176
1.333
131
96-4
43-6
2,242
18
4.16S
1,535
86-6
693
13,116
61
4,321
2,064
89-2
944
17,258
70
1,852
470
90-5
397
5,750
17
474
188
83-7
124-1
2.378
10
12,540
4.227
86-3
2,176
34,226
175
630
207
90-1
46-2
2,381
8
3,444
2,120
84-4
647
9,924
72
6.793
1.115
86-9
975
14.587
65
1,023
480
90-1
388
6.323
21
651
304
81-4
118-3
2,011
9
12,689
3,331
86-0
2,116
28,124
188
961
118
87-8
41-8
1,797
9
6,858
1,145
85-3
641
8,533
86
3,360
977
851
895
11,608
72
830
367
91-6
406
4,370
15
679
724
82-8
131-8
1,816
6
9.G47
2,204
86-7
2,098
25,023
192
344
71
84-9
43-3
1,532
9
3,475
455
85-8
623
7,757
89
4,691
901
86-1
917
10,433
64
644
337
94-6
402
3.633
21
493
439
82-1
112-1
1,668
9
8.876
3,056
84-7
2,367
29,657
199
508
139
86-8
43-2
1,749
15
4,859
1.289
83-6
692
8,928
80
2,722
1,154
84-2
927
12,498
73
628
222
91-6
580
4,680
26
159
253
77-8
124-6
1,802
5
10,170
2,505
83-2
2,466
33,739
229
348
134
83-8
40-6
2,068
15
4,938
609
82-9
710
9,895
89
2,861
1,522
84-1
1,158
14,461
80
828
104
86-7
435
5,291
35
1,196
136
73-8
122-2
2,024
10
4,190
1,481
78-5
2,085
33,249
196
542
72
801
39-4
2,042
10
1,248
261
77-8
606
9,793
80
1,476
939
78-8
904
14,290
69
48
137
84-4
410
5,083
31
875
72
69-7
125-3
2,041
6
3,362
1,164
77-0
1,969
29,171
216
124
43
76-5
38-2
1,914
11
1,523
328
75-7
607
8,879
90
950
316
78-9
853
12,013
79
101
308
80-4
354
4,377
27
665
168
68-0
117-4
1,988
9
3,149
907
76-9
1,830
26,089
214
193
44
76-8
34-5
1,600
14
1,210
215
74-1
562
8,315
85
966
349
79 -S
863
11,148
80
191
52
80-0
267
3,409
29
590
247
67-7
103-8
1,617
6
3,192
935
76-0
1,887
29,601
8,6f9
1,552
77-6
1,877
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
29,624
Maritime Provinces—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment. Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
156
102
78-3
33-3
2,087
287
112
80-3
33-6
Sales of Insurance $000
1,849
O TTFBEC
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Emolovment.Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
973
221
73-1
534
9,222
3,366
426
75-4
520
Sales of Insurance $000
9,002
Ontario—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $000
Employment. Average 1926— 10C
Bank Debits $000,000
Sales of Insurance $000
1,325
386
78-3
786
12,461
2,045
671
79-5
821
13,318
Prairie Provinces—
Contracts Awarded $000
Building Permits $00(
Employment. Average 1926 — 100
Bank Debits $000,000
220
87
78-3
430
3,766
545
194
79-2
397
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures... Number
British Columbia —
Contracts Awarded $000
3,655
518
138
68-8
104-5
2,065
2,365
Building Permits $00(
Employment. Average 1926-100
Bank Debits $000,000
149
72-2
105-2
Sales of Insurance $000
Commercial Failures.. . Number
1,800
'Employment indexes apply to first of following month.
Table 15.
Mineral Production by Months
Minerals
1932
1933
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Mineral Productlon-
Metals—
Gold
Silver
000 oa.
000 ob.
tons
tons
tons
tons
255-7
1,460
1.877
11,831
10.666
7,583
246-4
1,645
1,692
11,039
10.812
7.325
268-5
1,418
1,736
10,678
10,075
7,624
270-5
1,311
1,581
10,335
11,228
7,333
247-9
1,825
1,480
9.045
10.027
7.603
262-6
1,447
420
8.802
10,899
6,866
260-5
1,172
339
9,406
9,947
6,651
253-1
1,511
1,071
11,293
9,930
6,852
252-5
1,515
614
8,858
13,180
6,653
266-7
1,299
684
11,105
9,972
6,984
233-4
1,384
890
11,475
10,391
6,946
228-2
1,307
995
8,583
9,313
6,325
256-3
Nickel
Copper
Lead
Zinc
1,640
10,854
9,612
.6,903
Fuels—
Coal
Petroleum
Natural Gas
000 tons
000 bbls.
000 M cu. ft
1,049
97 5
3,010
739
95-6
2,354
697
95-2
1,760
752
89-5
1,131
653
86-9
982
720
85-2
912
929
79-8
1,158
1,229
78-8
1.712
1.263
77-1
2,182
1,160
80-8
2,699
1,023
82-8
2,945
812
73-1
2,827
' 87 -2
2,498
Non-metals—
Asbestos
Gypsum
Feldspar
Salt
tons
000 tons
tons
tons
8.937
5-86
1.160
13,093
8.830
15-55
415
15,326
9,942
32-24
423
15,406
7.977
70-71
479
15,409
7,164
80-14
635
13,869
9.918
69-46
360
14,331
11.001
52 «3
375
15,218
13.232
52-34
482
16,683
11.616
27-60
433
18,640
14,478
19-61
493
9,833
5,950
2-73
5.482
2-43
5,455
9,884
9,223
i2,670
Structural Materials—
Cement 000 bbls.
Clay products. ... $ 000
Lime. tons
276
311
29,108
427
362
26.744
531
404
30,014
567
428
27,290
457
375
27,185
510
386
27,733
500
356
28,550
411
323
34,822
193
249
29,211
83
133
18,295
65
111
18,224
45
75
17, 750
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Table 16. Weekly Indicators of Economic Activity in Canada, 1933
Items
March
April
May
4
11
18
25
1
8
15
22
29
6
13
Statistics of Grain Trade—
Receipts Country Elevators —
Wheat 000 bushels
3,774
806
185
13
32
224-0
9,513
6,729
1,459
5,110
•491
•240
•275
•777
•320
9,098
3,920
20,002
3,937
3-27
6-72
4-05
6-07
5,900
1,132
3,151
834
759
1,068
1,289
1,743
807
11,167
6,361
34,211
18,049
75-16
58-23
53-75
177-83
23-21
21-99
50-04
43-18
54-27
71-99
54-62
57-46
53-64
65-16
49-0
38-9
1-4
33-1
79-9
26-0
70-8
32-3
59-2
32-8
20-8
55-0
41-7
40-4
58-8
24-8
41-3
69-6
80-9
26-2
70-5
3, £83
758
167
12
26
223-4
9,858
6,674
1,438
5,10f
•501
•248
•285
•794
•337
8,462
4,691
19,689
3,209
3-59
7-21
4-55
6-26
5,290
1,136
3,676
850
6'-l
1.C65
1,369
1,654
11.495
6,418
34,371
15,769
70-51
55-28
68- T8
209-8^
20-46
24-30
53-04
42-27
49-83
71-87
55-19
58-40
54-73
65-81
50-2
39-2
1-1
32-3
81-5
27-2
69-9
33-2
61-8
34-1
22-4
56-6
42-6
40-3
57-7
25-7
42-3
66-2
77-8
26-3
67-2
5,169
1,217
241
14
38
224-6
10,784
6,795
1,445
5,130
•506
•252
•297
•801
•351
9,718
5.461
21,445
3,942
3 88
702
5-04
6-35
6,285
1,479
3,335
972
715
907
1.439
1,642
636
11.594
6,882
35.886
16,581
81-79
71-07
62-92
251-17
19-92
20-30
56-08
42-47
43-44
72-16
56-01
60-06
54-37
71-93
53-0
42-7
•9
35-1
82-4
26-0
72-4
36-8
68-8
34-9
22-6
58-3
44-0
41-6
59-7
26-4
44-0
67-4
83-9
26-8
69-5
4,784
1,459
224
18
49
225-2
11,629
6,732
1,358
5,138
•486
•242
•291
•793
•33S
9,933
6-630
21,567
3,994
4-04
6-42
5-29
6-42
6,740
1,437
2,955
764
774
1,050
1,280
1,565
664
11,776
6,527
35,532
16,418
93-78
65-26
60-94
215-82
21-20
24-68
51-65
41-92
45-02
70-68
50-25
59-28
53-13
72-41
52-0
41-5
•8
35-7
79-7
25-0
72-9
36-8
68-6
34-0
21-1
57-8
43-6
40-7
58-6
25-7
43-1
66-5
83-2
26-6
68-7
3,708
1,151
219
17
30
226-7
11,864
6,790
1,359
5,178
•489
•241
•293
•791
•344
9,469
6,502
22,094
2,760
4-02
5-84
6-07
6-87
5,362
1,545
2,593
692
873
1,220
1,219
1,568
73.3
11,891
6,888
34,584
18,016
81-51
66-91
55-78
190-11
23-89
32-17
49-37
45-12
49-93
70-20
53-97
59-11
55-09
67-64
50-7
39-5
•8
35-2
78-7
24-9
72-8
36-1
65-8
32-8
20-0
55-7
42-3
39-8
57-5
24-9
41-9
66-5
81-1
26-5
68-2
2,384
594
103
15
22
225-9
12,238
6,742
1,320
5,141
•507
•240
•299
•800
•362
10,333
6,661
23,476
2,531
4-19
611
5-85
7-43
4,201
1,482
2,554
517
786
869
1,474
1,098
770
12,317
6,302
32,370
17,885
68-21
65-87
58-98
136-05
21-82
28-21
59-99
34-04
51-64
71-59
49-38
56-55
54-39
60-98
50-6
38-7
3
36-3
78-4
24-9
71-2
34-8
66-5
31-3
18-7
53-3
40-7
39-6
57-5
24-6
41-2
68-4
78-9
25-8
69-0
1,961
331
50
15
15
224-3
11,926
6,573
1,302
5,130
•541
•242
•306
•826
•372
6,941
7,300
17,062
3,792
4-15
6-61
5-37
7-95
4,252
1,109
2,485
363
882
930
1,336
1,002
616
10,813
6,348
30,136
17,382
74-50
56-5'j
61-97
123-47
25-16
35-89
51-56
33-92
42-87
70-19
51-83
57-34
54-71
62-76
52-1
38-3
•8
36-9
78-4
23-6
74-1
34-9
72-0
31-6
20-1
52-9
400
420
61-6
25-6
42-4
72-6
841
26-5
73 '2
2,533
418
83
24
29
220-6
11,763
6,472
1,323
5,151
•571
•248
■320
•855
•3S4
8,884
7,644
17,808
2,844
4-66
5-75
513
8-00
4,788
1,203
3,319
295
1,066
884
1,380
1,255
765
12,256
6,945
34,156
17,086
73-25
56-77
72-56
94-25
28-49
35-93
57-31
42-67
49-74
70-69
51-64
59-44
53-40
61-53
58-9
41-2
•8
37-4
88-4
23-8
76-4
35-9
85-3
33-6
22-7
53-3
41-6
46-9
67-8
29-6
46-9
73-4
89-6
28-6
75-1
2,550
296
1G9
23
30
219-8
11,023
6,576
1,394
5,199
•578
•256
•329
•888
•390
9,836
9,554
26,994
2,440
4-37
5-53
5-74
8-00
5,563
1,642
3,038
345
1,182
698
1,266
1,348
794
12,409
7,764
36,049
18,192
80-16
82-64
73-03
104-86
30-96
37-01
52-88
45-87
50-35
70-34
55-86
62-59
60-79
66 -2(i
64-9
45-2
•9
39-9
100-3
25-6
80-4
37-8
92-4
35-9
25-7
55-3
43-1
50
74-5
29-6
50-9
77-3
101-9
31-3
80-8
1,889
245
93
13
23
217-0
10,812
6,615
1,413
5,117
•625
•280
•348
1-009
• 422
11,653
7,560
27,049
2,668
4-59
5-50
5-55
8-50
6,601
1,372
3,261
241
1,303
642
1,287
1,474
806
12,345
8,177
37,409
17,930
91-94
70-18
71-22
72-37
33-52
40-61
54-63
48-41
50-92
69-88
55 17
63-59
60-81
69-42
68-8
49-2
1-0
45-2
104-0
27-9
83-7
44-5
98-4
39-0
29-9
55-9
45-3
52-7
77-1
32-6
54-3
77-9
105-4
31-8
82-1
Oats 000 bushels
Barley 000 bushels
Flax 000 bushels
Rye 000 bushels
Visible Supply—
Wheat 000,000 bushels
Oats 000 bushels
212-4
10,478
Barley 000 bushels
Flax 000 bushels
6,536
1,261
Rye 000 bushels
Aver. Cash Price Ft. W 7 illiam and Pt.
Arthur —
Wheat No. 1 Nor S per bush.
Oats No. 2C.W "
4,983
•639
•289
Barley No. 3 C.W
•358
Flax No. 1 N.W.C
Rye No. 1 C.W "
1-046
•450
Sales on Stock Yards —
11,156
8 334
Hogs "
Sheep "
Prices at Toronto —
Steers, 1,000-1,200 lbs per cwt. $
Calves, good veal " $
22,858
2,588
4-53
5-80
575
Lambs, good handy weight " $
Carloadings, Totals-
8-50
5 983
1 334
3 043
Coke
187
1,438
657
Other forest products
1,365
1,480
818
Mdse L.C.L
Miscellaneous
12,163
7,985
36 453
Total cars received from connections
Indexes of Carloadings. 1926 = 100 —
18,110
76-04
69-84
Coal
61-66
Coke
54-36
Lumber
37-34
44-27
Pulp and paper
55-60
49-83
Ore
50-21
69-45
52-70
Total for Canada
60-63
58-14
65-90
Indexes of Common Stock Prices—
Industrials —
Total (96)
72-5
Iron and steel (19)
55-9
Pulp and paper (9)
11
Milling (5)
491
Oils (4)
107-4
Textiles and clothing (9)
32-6
Food and allied products (21)
91-5
Beverages (8)
49-6
Miscellaneous (21)
102-6
Utilities —
Total (18)
41-1
Transportation (2)
311
Telephone and telegraph (2)
590
Power and traction (14)
48-3
Companies Abroad—
Total (8)
551
Industrial (1)
78-1
Utility (7)
36-6
Grand total (122)
57-2
Mining Stocks—
Gold (11)
82-1
Copper (4)
1111
Silver and miscellaneous (5)
350
Total Index (20)
86-6
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Table 17. Bank Debits to Individual Accounts in the Clearing House Centres of Canada in
Millions of Dollars, with Annual Totals for Leading Cities and Economic Areas
Year
Canada
Halifax
Saint
John
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg
Vancou-
ver
Maritime
Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
Prairie
Provinces
British
Columbia
1924
27,157
249
262
7,502
7,659
3,793
1,410
585
8,133
11,209
5,505
1,725
1925
28,126
292
208
7,766
7,588
4,183
1,475
672
8,475
11,236
6,000
1,842
1926
30,358
310
215
9,133
8,210
3,877
1,553
605
9,909
11,998
5,886
1,960
1927
36,094
325
219
11,780
10,537
4,005
1,596
628
12,744
14.642
6,127
2,053
1928
43,477
405
249
13,962
12,673
5,188
1.982
745
14,913
17,312
8,005
2,499
1929
46,670
425
273
15,558
13,714
4.789
2,366
798
16,488
18,543
7,923
2,923
1930
37,491
362
248
12,271
10,655
3,712
1,813
708
13.137
15,044
6,279
2,322
1931
31,536
330
235
9,757
9,512
3,280
1,416
653
10,550
13,377
5,201
1,806
1932
25,844
258
214
7,136
8,066
3,138
1,190
519
7,766
11,259
4,797
1,503
Clearing House
Centres
1932
1933
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov
Dec
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April.
Bank Debits
Maritime Provinces
Halifax
21-1
6-3
15-2
$
26-3
6-0
16-9
S
21-4
6-4
15-7
$
24-1
6-2
15-9
1
20-3
5-6
15-9
1
22-6
5-6
15-1
$
21-7
5-7
15-8
$
21-1
6-0
13.5
S
19-9
6-2
13-3
$
19-4
6-5
12-4
16-9
5-1
12-6
16-8
4-9
11-6
$
17-7
4-8
Saint John
11-1
Totals
42-5
49-2
43-6
46-2
41-8
43-3
43-2
40-6
39-4
38-2
34-5
33-3
33-6
Quebec —
548-9
41-0
6-0
612-0
58-2
6-0
639-7
47-4
6-3
587-6
54-3
5-5
592-6
43-1
5-8
576-6
40-9
5-8
631-1
55-4
5-7
654-1
49-9
5-7
556-8
43-5
5-8
546-4
55-4
5-1
520-8
36-5
4-7
493-4
36-4
4-G
480-3
35-1
Sherbrooke
4-7
Totals
595-9
676-2
693-4
647-4
641-4
623-3
692-2
709-7
606-1
607-0
562-0
534-4
520-2
Ontario —
7-4
5-6
4-4
46-8
4-5
8-2
25-6
141-2
4-7
6 9
3-7
648-2
20-3
6-9
60
4-6
481
4-8
7-9
28-0
174-6
4-4
8-5
3-4
650-8
18-9
7-7
5-2
51
45-4
5-0
8-8
32-1
159-0
4-7
8-8
4-3
639-7
18-5
8-5
4-3
5-4
40-1
5-4
8-1
28-8
132-6
4-8
8-8
3-1
708-8
17-0
6-2
4-8
4-6
43-2
4-2
6-9
23-3
124-4
3-9
6-8
2-9
644-6
18-4
6-6
110
4-4
45-4
5-3
7-6
22-7
83-8
4-4
11-8
3-2
692-7
18-1
7-5
4-4
4-2
41-5
4-8
8-2
26-3
89-5
4-0
9-2
3-2
707-2
17-3
6-9
6-8
5-6
43-4
4-3
8-6
24-9
203-1
4-3
6-6
3-3
823-4
17-3
7-7
7-7
5-4
39-0
4-7
8-0
26-6
99-2
5-4
8-1
3-1
672-1
16-7
6-4
5-3
3-6
32-5
3-9
7-7
24-5
86-8
3-9
6-7
2-6
655-3
13-3
5-1
3-8
4-6
29-2
3-6
6-6
21-9
80-6
2-9
4-2
2-5
683-6
14-3
5-5
4-0
2-9
31-7
3-7
6-5
22-8
81-3
3-6
6-4
3-0
594-6
19-5
5-8
3-5
Fort William
4-3
34-9
3-1
6-0
20-5
85-3
Peterborough
Sarnia
3-4
50
2-9
Toronto
631-9
14-0
Totals
925-3
966-9
944-2
975-9
894-2
917-0
927-4
1,158-5
903-8
852-5
863-0
785-5
820-6
Prairie Provinces-
Brandon
2-5
40-5
35-7
2-9
1-7
4 4
20
45-3
9-9
234-1
3-0
420
31-2
2-9
1-5
50
1-8
39-3
9-8
221-4
2-8
48-9
32-3
31
1-6
5-2
1-8
34-2
9-3
258-3
2-7
34-6
28-9
3-n
1-7
5-6
1-7
35-9
8-8
264-7
2-7
37-3
30-6
3-3
1-5
4-4
1-6
36-7
9-7
278-8
3-1
43-4
28-2
3-6
1-7
51
1-6
41-0
10-0
264-6
3-5
51-0
34-0
3-7
2-4
6-1
1-8
61-6
11-5
404-2
2-8
48-6
26-8
3-5
2-0
5-2
1-8
34-1
9-8
300-8
2-6
43-9
30-4
3-3
1-8
5-3
1-9
29-8
9-2
281-7
2-2
43-9
37-6
2-6
1-5
4-5
1-4
27-2
7-7
225-2
1-7
31-6
22-0
1-9
1-3
2-9
1-0
21-9
6-0
176-7
2-0
38-9
30-0
2-5
1-5
3-0
1-5
32-6
7-1
310-6
2-1
Calgary
Edmonton
Lethbridse
Medicine Hat
Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
38-2
28-5
2-5
1-5
3-3
1-3
32-8
8askatoon
7-3
279-8
Totals
379-1
357-9
397-5
387-8
406-5
402-2
579-7
435-3
410-0
353-8
266-9
429-6
397-3
British Columbia—
New Westminster.
Vancouver
4-6
105-6
21-C
4-4
97-9
22-5
4-2
961
23-8
4-6
91-7
22-0
4-2
105-1
22-5
4-2
89-1
18-9
4-2
102-1
18-4
3-6
97-9
20-6
4-1
98-1
23-0
3-5
91-3
22-5
3-1
82-8
18-0
3-5
84-7
16-3
3-6
81-9
19-7
Totals
131-1
124-9
124-1
118-3
131-8
112-1
124-6
122-2
125-3
117-4
103-8
104-5
105-2
Totals Canada.
2,073-9
2,175-2
2,202-8
2.175-6
2,115-7
2,097-
2,367-2
2,466-3
2,084-6
1,968-9
1.830-3
1,887-3
1,876-8
Table 18. Indexes of Employment by Cities, 1926—100
1st of Month
1932
1933
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April.
May.
Employ-
ment-
Montreal
Quebec
Toronto
Ottawa
Hamilton —
Windsor
Winnipeg
Vancouver...
87-4
100-9
97-8
104-5
90-2
81-4
89-6
90-1
89-8
101-9
97-8
96-6
90-4
80-4
88-5
87-8
91-2
102-0
97-8
101-7
87-4
89-8
88-8
87-8
911
104-0
97-5
102-5
86-9
88-3
86-1
87-6-
91-7
105-6
96-8
100-9
84-9
91-0
85-2
89-4
88-6
104-8
94-6
99-3
84-4
89-6
87-0
88-7
85-5
101-0
92-3
97-6
80-6
80-0
86-0
87-9
86-3
105-8
91-6
98-0
77-1
71-8
85-1
89-0
88-0
100-2
93-5
94-4
77-6
58-7
85-6
88-5
84-8
98-5
92-5
94-1
77-8
62-5
84-3
87-9
85-1
95-9
91-2
92-6
76-6
63-7
82-2
85-8
77-5
92-6
86-5
85-8
70-7
63-9
80-8
82-5
76-1
88-9
84-7
85-7
70-4
67-2
77-8
81-2
75-8
92-3
84-4
85-5
70-8
70-5
78-0
80-51
76-4
92-7
85-0
85-3
70-9
79-0
78-0
79-0
79-5
93-7
85-6
87-2
69-4
80-6
77-0
79-2
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Table 19. Building Permits Issued by Sixty-one Cities in Canada in Thousands of Dollars
1932
1933
City
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April
Building Permits—
Nova Scotia
213
106
92
120
67
51
102
109
49
37
30
75
64
Halifax
108
26
79
95
2
9
89
1
3
105
14
67
40
92
2
8
108
49
37
28
2
75
63
New Glasgow
Sydney
1
10
1
New Brunswick . . .
260
40
39
88
51
49
36
25
23
6
15
27
48
Fredericton
3
32
225
4
12
24
3
6
31
5
58
24
1
23
27
29
20
2
5
29
5
6
17
7
6
19
2
Saint John
22
6
15
40
830
1,467
1,536
2,116
1,151
530
1.290
609
261
328
215
221
426
Montreal and Mai-
sonneuve
661
70
7
18
32
42
1,311
115
2
20
13
5
1,420
52
4
28
8
23
1,810
241
"'46
8
12
973
99
6
32
8
33
338
61
77
11
43
1,149
68
1
12
1
59
248
320
4
4
33
216
12
308
12
194
14
1
2
1
3
184
16
2
2
18
343
31
Shawinigan
Sherbrooke
Three Rivers
Westmount
j
2
1
30
4
4
12
2
36
1,820
1,512
2,067
1.116
977
901
1,175
1,522
939
316
349
386
671
17
35
9
41
13
11
98
89
138
87
36
9
145
5
11
18
4
12
14
5
9
817
157
21
11
19
8
9
63
12
17
111
108
19
63
10
6
132
2
16
156
7
14
4
15
13
514
171
4
3
1
14
7
10
23
10
38
149
28
37
49
106
6
261
14
12
7
18
1
8
34
376
126
8
699
2
6
13
2
28
8
8
187
8
2
35
2
115
6
8
31
4
50
2
4
13
394
115
3
66
....
2
12
14
13
72
30
25
27
1
1
76
1
100
5
6
22
1
4
29
381
119
9
13
1
8
9
6
76
3
14
105
22
13
35
2
5
68
1
1
14
3
9
14
5
11
317
129
1
8
8
29
5
6
8
3
15
348
19
33
31
2
4
91
3
8
12
12
8
1
3
9
383
111
11
6
2
22
3
10
45
7
37
38
2
7
38
1
6
25
2
18
4
5
1
1,197
46
1
2
3
2
3
i
5
1
2
17
3
10
6
3
4
35
2
43
1
i9
3
1
3
9
33
2
2
29
3
6
44
2
1
35
7
5
8
3
9
1
Fort William
Gait
16
2
12
8
8
22
3
1
39
1
1
30
4
3
Guelph
3
40
19
14
19
Niagara Falls
1
4
48
3
2
2
i
2
805
S
2
2
11
2
2
1
1
10
3
*134
53
6
11
105
Owen Sound
Peterborough
Port Arthur
Stratford
8
85
9
9
St. Catharines
9
1
2
5
153
34
5
3
3
1
168
16
3
3
Sault Ste. Marie..
4
213
York and East
Townships
Welland
63
16
6
1
3
11
1
1
11
Walkerville
1
17
1
4
3
12
1
10
Woodstock
3
3
2
1
1
1
6
Manitoba
199
1,108
135
202
171
132
79
30
115
17
9
32
76
5
54
139
7
28
1,073
2
4
128
6
3
192
1
10
161
7
6
118
1
6
72
30
2
100
13
18
St. Boniface
1
16
1
8
"'3i
1
57
Saskatchewan
179
486
155
207
163
137
90
39
73
257
8
17
25
Moose Jaw
61
18
100
52
26
409
24
22
108
112
7
88
15
19
129
6
18
113
5
9
76
12
26
1
1
71
"256
2
2
6
1
10
6
1
9
15
431
431
249
191
159
154
118
51
20
34
36
39
93
Calgary
250
160
13
8
74
347
9
1
74
171
2
1
68
112
9
1
55
76
22
5
71
74
8
1
61
48
8
1
16
13
"*2i
13
6
1
15
6
13
26
9
1
24
12
2
26
Edmonton
Lethbridge
58
4
5
British Columbia..
298
272
198
314
734
449
253
136
72
168
247
138
149
4
8
1
212
5
66
11
i5
4
203
2
36
8
4
10
5
127
44
1
3
17
10
233
5
45
3
4
16
2
634
37
39
9
5
14
2
384
4
31
8
19
9
2
176
4
35
2
3
9
'"112
'"io
1
9
1
6
2
196
10
1
5
3
98
2
20
6
Nanaimo
10
New Westminster.
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
North Vancouver.
3
2
54
12
2
""i45
11
1
101
5
Victoria
20
34
16
Total 61 cities. . .
4,371
5,483
4,749
4,410
3,523
9 ,450
3,171
2,553
1,569
1,164
907
935
1,552
24
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Table 20. Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices: 1926 = 100
Classification
Totals
Component Material-
Vegetable products
Animal products
Textiles
Wood and paper
Iron and its products
Non-ferrous metals
Non-metallic minerals
Chemicals
Purpose — Consumers goods. ...
Foods, beverages and tobacco
Producers' goods
Producers' equipment
Producers' materials
Building and construction ma-
terials
Manufacturers' materials
Origin— Raw and partly manu-
factured
Fully and chiefly manufact'd
Field origin — raw
Manuiactured
Totals
Animal origin— Raw
Manufactured
Totals
Canadian farm PRODccrs-Field
Animal
Totals
Marine origin— Raw.
Manufactured
Totals
Forest origin— Raw
Manufactured
Totals
Mineral origin— Raw
Manufactured
Totals
Commodity Groups-
Fruits
Grains
Flour and milled products
Rubber and its products
Sugar and its products
Tobacco
Fishery products
Furs
Hides and skins
Leather, unmanufactured
Boots and shoes
Live stock
Meats and poultry
Milk and its products
Eggs
Cotton, raw
Cotton yarn and thread
Knit goods
Silk, raw
Artificial silk and its products. .
Wool, raw
Wool yarns
Newsprint
Lumber and timber
Pulp
Pig iron and steel billets
Rolling mill products
Scrap
Aluminium
Brass, copper and products
Lead and its products
Metallic nickel
Silver
Zinc and its products
Bricks
Coal
Coke
Petroleum and products
Lime
Cement
Asbestos
Fertilizers
1932
April May June July Aug Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
68 4
71-2
71-4
67 7
71
70-5
66 6
82
63
71-2
720
66 6
71-2
72-0
100
75
91
105
71-2
72-4
71-2
72-0
43
92
50
40
97
48
41
100
89
100
75
91
105
71-2
72
64 8
52-2
57-5
68-6
64-6
86-0
58-2
85-7
83-6
71-0
60-1
59-9
86-0
57-0
77-1
52-5
52-3
68-7
37-7
66-1
53-0
56
60-5
58-7
36-6
56
44-2
54-2
62-4
60
67-6
65
66-3
76-3
84-7
80 9
33
51
52-5
73-5
50-3
60-2
49-7
33-4
731
47-7
48-0
58-7
69-5
40-6
80-5
800
30-2
31
67-7
60-4
68-2
66-3
86-9
90-2
44-3
97-2
49-1
42-
97-
49-
43-
100-
89-
94-
75-
91-
105-
71-2
72-3
U (!
29
71
72-3
1933
Jan
71-2
72-3
Feb. Mar. April
63 6
50
55
67
63
85
58
85
71-2
72-3
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS 25
Table 21. Prices o r Representative Commodities, and Wholesale Prices in Other Countries.
Description 1
Wholesale Prices of Important
Commodities-
Oats, No. 2 C.W bush
Wheat, No. 1 Man Northern "
Flour, First Patont 2-98's
iute
Buear, raw 96° Centrifugal
NY cwt.
Suear, granulated, Montreal "
Rubber, ribbed, smoked
sheets.N.Y lb.
Bobber, Para, upriver, fine,
N.Y
Cattle, steers, good 1,000-
1,200 lb* cwt.
Hoes, bacon, Toronto "
Beef bides, packer hides,
native steers lb.
Pole leather, m'r's. green
hide crons "
Box sides B mill ft.
Butter, creamery, finest.
Montreal . . lb.
Cheese, Canadian, old large,
Montreal "
Fcgs. fresh extras, Montreal doz
Cotton, raw 1-1 1/16', Ham-
ilton lb.
Cotton yarns, 10's white
single . . "
Saxonv. 4*50 yds to lb "
G'neham. dress, 6-50-7-75
yds to lb u
Si'k. raw, grand double
extra, N.Y. "
Wool, eastern brieht } blood "
Wool, western range, semi-
bri^ht.iblood "
Pulp, eroundwood No. 1 ton
Pis iron, basic mill "
8teel merchant bars, mill 100 lb
Copper, electrolytic domes-
tic cwt.
Lead, domestic, Montreal. . "
Tin ingots, Straits, Toronto lb.
Bnelter, domestic. Montreal cwt.
Coal, anthracite, Toronto. . ton
Coal, bituminous, N.S. run-
of-mine **
Gasoline, Toronto eal.
Sulphuric a"id.66*Benume. net ton
Indexes of Wholesale Prices In
Other Countries— »
United States-
Fisher, 200: 1926
Burenv of Labour. 550- 1926
Annalist, 72: 1913
United Kingdom—
Board of Trade. 150: 1913 .
Economist. 58: 1927
France, Statistique General. 45:
1914
Germany. Federal Statistical
Office. 400; 1913
Belgium, Ministry of Labour,
130: 1914
Netherlands, Central Bureau
Statistics. 48: 1913
Norway, Official, 95: 1913
Sweden, Commerce Dept., 160:
1913
rtalv.Bachi, 100:1913
Finland. Official. 139: 1926
India, Dept. of Statistics, 75:
1914
Japan, Bank o' Japan, 5*'. 1913
Australia, Commonwealth Sta-
tistician, 92: 1911
New Zealand, Official. 180: 1913
Eirvnt, Dept. of Statistics,
Cairo, 23: 1913-1914
1932
Apr. May June July Aug. Sept
-323
■620
•725
4-370
•034
•058
5-880
4-540
•050-
•C60
■320
•231
•180
•214
•082
•203
•495
•923
-784
•110
085-
•090
22-429
18-0C0
2-250
7-467
3-609
•255
3-634
12-342
6-OCO
•175
18-OCO
62-2
65-5
90-7
102-4
62-7
425
98-4
539
80
120
109
311
89
92
116-5
131-5
131-6
5-100
•653
4-275
5-840
4-510
33-
•043
•310
•200
■197
■076
■923
•100
•081-
•085
22-160
18-000
2-250
6-968
3-320
•280
3-564
12 510
6-000
•185
16 COO
61-0
64-4
88-8
100-7
60-5
421
97 2
526
79
120
109
305
113-6
129-4
131-3
•338
•551
4-275
•031
6- 160
4-580
•030-
•040
■191
•072
■923
1-678
•090
21-690
18-000
2-250
6-791
3 145
•270
3-480
12-510
6-000
•185
16-000
59 6
63-9
88-6
58-8
408
96-2
514
120
108
297
87
86
110-6
127-8
130-8
81
1-304
4-370
-033
•064
6-140
5-030
•038-
•048
106
•245
•079
•100
•495
•923
1-638
•090
•085
21-145
18-0"0
2-250
6-851
3-083
•285
3-355
12-510
6-001
•180
16-001
60-4
64-5
92-1
97-7
60-1
404
95-9
512
122
108
296
89
87
111-6
128 4
130-8
78
1-323
4-370
•042
•068
6-050
5-210
•055-
•065
•280
•180
•212
•160
•281
•096
•210
•495
•923
2-059
•095
•100
20-968
18-000
2-250
7-030
3-217
•300
3-561
12-757
6-000
•180
16-000
61-8
65-2
94-2
99-5
394
95-4
524
91
117-7
130-1
130-8
77
4-600
1-197
4-370
•043
5-360
5-110
•075-
•085
•280
•190
•245
•1P0
•330
•092
•225
•506
•923
2-107
•095
•105
20-472
18-000
2-250
7-616
3-482
•318
3-802
12-981
6-000
•180
16-000
62-7
65-3
95-2
102-1
64-0
397
95-1
533
76
123
110
300
90
91
126-5
132-4
131-1
78
Oct.
•235
•482
4-500
1-277
4-370
4-700
4-500
•070-
•280
•190
•240
•180
•394
•082
•225
•484
•923
2-024
•095
•105
19-573
18-000
2-250
7-310
3-264
•315
3-667
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
611
64-4
91-0
101-1
62-0
392
94-3
77
123
110
298
127-
129-0
130-4
Nov.
•240
•467
•500
1-254
4-370
•040
•085
4-220
3-920
•055-
•065
•270
•190
•235
•180
•490
•086
•225
•484
•959
2-006
•095
•105
19-795
18-000
2-250
7-305
3-373
•315
3-834
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
60-3
63-9
88-4
101-1
62-3
391
93-9
525
77
124
109
298
91
90
134-4
127-0
128-6
79
Dec.
S
4-400
•943
4-180
1933
Jan.
4-100
3-970
•043-
•053
■23'
•210
•484
•95k
1-967
•09(
•10?
19-763
18-000
2-250
7-021
3-386
•305
3-971
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
58-5
62-6
85-7
101-1
61-1
390
92-4
522
76
123
108
296
90
88
139-5
125-6
127-3
76
4-500
•795
4-180
•036
•070
4110
3-760
•055-
•065
•235
•180
•318
•210
•484
•959
1-623
•090
•105
19-190
18-000
2-250
6-905
3-262
•300
3-924
13-328
5-250
•180
16-000
56-4
61-0
82-4
100-3
61-2
390
91-0
521
75
122
106
87
135-J
123-5
126-6
73
Feb.
•458
4-500
•835
4 -085
•035
•072
4-000
3-810
•045-
•055
•250
•180
•239
•180
•250
•C83
•210
•484
•959
1-538
•090
•105
19-450
18-000
2-250
7-050
3-400
•320
3-983
13-339
5-250
•165
16 000
55-3
59-8
80-5
98-9
60-1
390
91-2
512
74
121
106
296
89
135-
131-5
72
Mar.
$
•245
•491
4-600
1-193
4-085
•036
•072
4-360
5-110
•050-
•250
•180
•271
•180
•235
•094
•210
•484
•959
1-598
•090
•103
18-930
18-000
2-250
7-180
3-459
•335
4-152
13-339
5-250
•165
16-000
561
60-2
82-0
97-6
59-8
385
91-1
504
72
121
105
293
89
134-1
April
$
•247
•536
4-700
1-255
6-180
•042
•072
4-800
5-550
•055
•065
•260
•180
•273
•180
•205
•094
•210
•450
•959
1-685
•090
•105
18-615
18-000
2-250
7-618
3-416
•343
4-139
11-949
5-250
•165
16-000
57-2
*For full description see the report on Prices and Price Indexes published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Application for this publication should be made to the Dominion Statistician.
'The description inoludes the authority, the number of commodities and the base year.
26 MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 22. Total Value of Imports and Exports, by Groups, in Thousands of Dollars
Month
1930
October
November. .
December. .
1931
January
February. . .
Maroh
April
May
June
July
August
September. .
October
November..
December. .
1933
January
February. . .
March
April
May.........
June
July
August
September..
October
November..
December. .
1933
January
February
Mar<"h
April
Imports of Merchandise for Consumption in Canada
Total
Imports
$000
78,358
76,325
50.414
50,694
75.348
51,189
73,457
52.508
48,379
47,308
45,379
45,933
46,911
40,290
34,115
35,586
57,437
29,794
44,361
40,743
35,711
36,527
34,504
37,095
37,769
28,961
24,441
23,514
32,851
20,457 I
Vege-
table
Products
$000
15,231
15,146
13,535
9.181
9,014
15,739
11,367
17,839
9,966
10,411
9,371
8,870
9.927
12,074
10,676
6,094
7,538
14,489
5.283
9,416
8,702
7,462
7,098
6.814
8,225
5,148
4,919
8,685
3,944
Animal
Pro-
ducts
S000
3,867
3,324
2,451
2.665
2,540
4,187
2,240
3,344
2,362
2,287
2,206
2,150
1,796
1,544
1,309
1,482
1,640
2.204
1 096
1.756
1,611
1,330
1,251
1,265
1.425
1,427
977
942
980
1,379
842
Textiles
$000
10,756
12,738
9,036
8,025
8,711
11,825
6,987
8.717
7.251
7,152
7,372
6.530
6.344
5.985
5,254
6,285
6.602
9,401
4.601
6,074.
5.310
4.552
5.587
4,935
5.428
5,450
4,725
4,739
4,390
5,424
3,311
Wood
and
Paper
$000
4,198
3,693
3.059
2.808
2,815
3,951
2,798
3,530
3.146
2,790
2,743
2,696
2,862
2.505
2,279
1,968
2,032
2,660
1.553
2,078
1.922
1,778
1,745
1,754
1,907
1,859
1.566
1,304
1,409
1,614
1,084
Iron and
its Pro-
ducts
$000
13,563
12,839
10,837
10,051
11,353
17,282
11,925
14,807
9,989
8,108
7,377
6,883
6,285
6,479
5,881
5,085
6,009
9,983
5.820
7,169
6,710
5,130
4,394
4.233
4,288
5,262
3,624
3,655
3,643
5,408
3,647
Non-
Ferrous
Metals
$000
5,452
5,914
4,394
3.202
3,363
4.620
3,018
3,953
3,157
2.984
2,958
2,958
3,055
2,849
2,335
2,256
2,091
2.688
1.688
2,085
1,733
1,513
1,402
1,496
1.655
1,908
1,129
914
971
1,192
912
Non-
Metallic
Minerals
Chemic-
als and
Allied
Products
$000
$000
15,871
3,151
13,304
3,384
10,127
2,549
8,246
1,935
7,834
2,094
9,691
3,372
6,969
2,375
12,152
3,898
9.838
2,530
8,382
2,290
8,139
2,666
8,614
2,537
9,432
2,422
9,626
2,721
7,209
2,497
6,656
1,950
5,438
1,874
9.691
2.971
5.567
1.998
9,476
2,942
9,229
2,556
9,367
2,081
9,143
2,217
8.501
2.336
8,626
2,770
8,138
2,577
5.509
1.588
4,504
1,292
4,405
1,196
5,193
1,901
4,022
1,229
Miscel-
laneous
Com-
modities
$000
6,269
5,374
4.349
4,300
3,271
4,681
3,512
6,217
4,270
3,975
4,477
4,142
3,809
3,127
2,851
2,338
2,362
3,351
2,188
3,366
2,989
2,499
3,691
3.169
2.771
2,509
2,012
1,943
1,601
2,054
1,464
Exports of Merchandise from Canada
Total
Exports
of
Mdse.
Domestic Produce
Month
Total
Exports
of Can-
adian
Produce
Vege-
table
Pro-
ducts
Animal
Pro-
ducts
Tex-
tiles
Wood
and
Paper
Iron
and
its
Pro-
ducts
Non-
Ferrous
Metals
Non-
Metallic
Miner-
als
Chemi-
cal and
Allied
Pro-
ducts
Miscel-
laneous
Com-
modi-
ties
1930
October
November
December..
1931
$000
84,298
74,592
68.053
45.634
44,914
56.206
34,674
60,84.5
56,320
50.671
40,804
49,909
56,534
58.430
54,21?
30,063
37,010
41,019
27 455
41,402
41,701
43,032
41.855
42.665
57,160
46.621
43,109
32.000
26,814
37,161
20,312
$000
82.781
73.060
66,820
44,683
43,873
55.048
33,935
59,833
54.348
49,675
48,764
48.901
55,538
57,4^7
53.255
38,367
36,431
39,749
26 976
40,594
40,945
42,321
41,314
42,187
56,626
45,945
42,616
31.562
26,398
36.579
20,012
$000
37,358
34,542
24,647
11,638
13,541
15.982
7,625
26,502
21.394
14,496
14,611
13,058
19,337
27.825
22.945
11,070
12,363
12,291
8 722
16,920
15,042
17,3"2
15,664
20,382
30.638
21.978
21 676
12,042
9,571
13,434
4,666
$000
8,320
7,765
6,322
6,211
5.059
5.783
3,851
3.778
5,194
7,008
6,604
7,842
8,336
5,820
5,453
5,693
4,989
4,231
2.434
3,412
4,232
6,212
6,252
4.645
4.888
3.773
4,797
5,191
4,075
4,392
2.479
$000
501
369
343
240
233
383
258
757
670
642
590
357
419
517
328
234
304
436
218
462
781
506
384
422
471
328
269
230
339
321
146
$000
20,964
17.584
19.724
14,281
14.274
19.120
13,409
16,424
17.105
15,365
15,851
15,102
15,705
14.?13
13,956
12,910
11,165
13,835
9,675
11,210
12.678
10,333
11,521
9,392
11,399
10.685
9,167
8,234
7,284
9,309
7,139
$000
3.372
2,483
3.322
2,459
1.786
2,297
1.608
1,947
1.674
1.559
1,253
1,422
1,297
877
907
867
879
1,173
958
1,253
1,203
2,016
1,611
1,505
2.230
1,557
1,065
1,021
842
2,007
1,033
$000
7.737
5,882
8.458
6,996
5,615
7.215
4,192
6,251
4.726
6.922
6.546
7,29«
6,976
4.250
6. 846
5,446
4.631
4.980
2.687
4.004
3,970
3.450
3.422
3,286
3,890
4,770
3 585
2,634
2,651
4,284
2,926
$000
1,840
1.823
1,804
1,118
1.212
1.449
855
1.456
1,281
1,319
1,292
1.084
1,360
1.320
1,220
807
629
823
464
778
P40
730
785
788
1,064
1,074
768
698
437
682
409
$000
1,072
1,096
845
664
889
1.400
097
1,175
958
859
800
673
872
805
666
736
836
1,067
971
1,472
1,184
711
749
816
915
1,078
761
1,014
701
987
792
$000
1,616
1.617
1,355
1,076
February
M;irch
1,265
1.418
April
1,140
May
1,543
1.347
July
1,506
1,217
September
October
1,164
1,236
November
December
1,150
934
1932
January
586
February
635
March
911
April
847
May ...
June
1,054
917
July
1,043
August
925
September
951
October
1.122
701
December
528
1933
January
499
February
March
April
494
1,162
422
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27
Table 23.
Canada's Domestic Exports in Thousands of Dollars, and Indexes of the Cost
of Living
Classification
1932
April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
1933
Jan. Feb. Mar. April
Experts of Canadian Produce—
Agricultural and Vegetable
Products —
Alcoholic beverages (chiefly
whiskey)
Fruits
Grains (Total)
Barley
Wheat
Rubber (chiefly tires and
footwear)
Sugar
Vegetables
Wheat flour
Animals and Animal Pro-
ducts—
Cattle
Cheese
Fish
Furs, (chiefly raw)
Hides, raw ,
Leather, unmanufactured.
Meats
Fibres, Textiles and Pro-
ducts —
Binder twine
Cotton
Rags
Raw wool
Wood, Wood Products and
Paper—
Paper (chiefly newsprint)
Planks and boards
Pulp-wood
Shingles
Timber, square
Wood-pulp
Iron and Its Products—
Automobiles
Automobile parts
Farm implements
Hardware and cutlery
Machinery
Pigs and ingots
Tubes and pipes
Non-Ferrous Metal Pro-
ducts—
Aluminium
Copner, (chiefly ore and
blister)
Gol d , raw
Lead
Nickel
Silver
Non- Metallic Mineral Pro-
ducts—
Asbestos, (chiefly raw)....
Coal
Petroleum and products. . .
Stone and products
Chemicals and Allied Pro-
ducts —
Acids
Fertilizers
Soda and compounds
Miscellaneous Commodities—
Electrical energy
Film*
Settlers' effects
Indexes of Retail Prices, Rents
and Costs of Services-
Total, 1926 = 100
Food
Fuel
Rent
Clothing
Sundries ,
Cost per Week of a Family
Budget-
All foods $
Fuel and light %
Rent %
Totals %
616
77
5,534
267
4,537
414
45
171
146
52
649
713
36
163
357
6,938
825
118
152
105
1,258
178
41
170
86
262
49
73
106
856
149
195
542
290
170
83-7
65-4
92 8
99-3
74-5
97-0
1,195
120
11,852
775
9,627
528
323
182
1,648
167
1,174
404
35
195
694
148
7,507
1,175
231
206
121
195
69
120
83
491
55
227
1,339
255
256
725
406
290
102
167
109
144
643
241
143
409
300
81-8
62-9
91-0
93-9
74-5
971
444
58
11,159
470
9,655
539
74
80
1,963
348
473
,911
352
16
165
571
438
107
7
16
7,668
2,170
478
245
123
1,295
315
34
174
98
330
101
47
169
HI
13,464
781
11,210
655
139
119
1,443
411
1,591
1,823
758
18
152
742
6,515
773
718
166
214
1,340
653
736
143
68
464
58
7-22
6-90
3-07
3-04
6-77
6-47
17-09
16-45
1,831
1,017
302
385
181
270
521
550
376
420
232
197
75
148
299
93
221
178
98
58
426
115
277
191
132
167
338
308
272
344
81-0
80-8
62-1
61-4
90-9
90-7
93 9
93-9
71-9
71-9
97-1
96-8
6-79
6-78
3-02
3-06
6-35
6-34
16-20
16-21
384
72
12,212
678
10,642
684
110
280
1,094
332
1,659
1,807
879
21
194
739
7,546
971
580
224
113
1,487
627
125
132
65
403
61
39
89 1,025
478
441
276
252
427
87
219
184
149
265
300
81-5
63-5
91-9
93-9
71-9
7-01
3-04
6-33
16-42
571
16,176
392
4,
590
75
293
1,290
90
,468
,270
507
28
167
456
5,633
628
739
249
30
1,373
136
76
50
270
41
40
158
716
447
284
377
504
170
182
179
172
179
434
810
63-0
91-7
93-9
70-7
6-98
3-01
6-32
16-34
1,572
2,095
22,636
277
21,471
692
98
403
74
1,589
1,423
424
32
244
487
1,581
1,565
15,024
314
13,959
647
66
268
1,799
74
:,185
7,037
980
558
334
76
1,791
101
50
228
327
6,858
837
363
239
93
1,814
979
634
536
273
76
72
114
72
230
197
61
102
63
44
107
1,186
1.065
1,532
449
285
459
244
600
754
525
327
373
298
84
162
172
36
200
360
255
169
155
224
204
299
185
133
386
169
348
263
80-4
80-4
63-6
63-9
90-7
90-4
90-0
90-0
70-7
70-7
96-6
96-6
70-7
7-09
2-98
2-93
6-30
6-04
16-40
16-10
1,
15,074
91
14,505
478
52
247
1,535
41
432
1,550
1,592
67
78
605
5,952
1,592
171
137
113
1,365
405
71
77
61
216
537
9.668
444
256
473
261
210
196
150
91
109
189
80-4
64-0
89-6
90-0
70-7
96-6
7-04
2-94
5-99
1601
397
925
7,109
62
6,912
419
69
236
1,162
69
47
1,391
2,210
81
274
632
5,423
583
90
156
82
1,457
238
130
74
71
216
102
46
79-7
62-8
89-3
90-0
69-2
96-4
6-94
2-93
5-98
15-89
669
754
5.577
72
5,241
514
28
143
1,009
235
39
1,083
1.670
4,472
553
85
126
99
1,411
171
76
69
48
268
72
55
578
225
274
747
263
79-0
60-6
89-3
90-0
69-2
96-2
6-70
2-91
5-97
15-61
366
940
7,879
113
7,540
258
57
1,315
1,147
5,640
920
155
165
100
1,813
137
223
422
1,126
459
78-4
60-4
88-9
90-0
66-5
96
6-67
2-92
5-97
15-59
159
258
2,374
10
2,315
362
53
99
717
167
34
479
43
219
462
4,698
537
90
97
46
1.282
512
39
80
32
160
100
38
672
81
345
723
185
176
346
220
108
129
125
78-6
61-3
88-8
90-0
66-5
96-0
6-83
2-90
5-97
15-74
23 MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 24. Summary of Canada's Imports, in Thousands of Dollars
Classification
1932
1933
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep
Oct.'
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
"April
Imports of Principal Commodi-
ties -
Agricultural and Vegetable
Products—
521
53
195
1,071
147
163
30)
173
613
199
687
70
253
109
167
158
224
493
166
856
392
57
113
405
196
75
83
139
163
304
298
555
473
204
157
24
134
147
971
131
622
92
108
1.758
17
690
292
96
60
77
89
283
179
63
75
561
89
80
344
2,035
170
402
1.142
5.54
141
217
246
144
49
58
134
831
191
463
1,908
97
261
315
301
2,017
143
1,057
83
323
248
198
292
211
918
222
1,032
573
93
175
381
219
67
203
194
221
340
392
744
707
300
210
31
67
163
1.112
126
697
202
195
1,689
61
1,275
403
144
91
117
69
236
236
102
106
831
105
63
578
2.663
157
492
3,436
876
254
295
311
344
72
58
246
1,328
95
316
2,216
104
210
402
121
1,233
170
955
90
369
83
150
288
240
234
190
1,108
587
64
102
314
244
54
131
146
144
340
472
786
576
309
173
19
38
74
1,270
156
646
152
175
1,544
40
1,216
346
134
80
99
92
176
187
114
70
626
96
83
566
2,249
163
488
3,519
1,022
198
2«2
266
132
86
71
249
890
95
315
1,903
103
133
288
18
1,816
228
330
130
223
68
177
59
193
287
178
781
451
54
320
252
133
25
70
154
194
53
600
861
481
247
113
25
25
68
778
108
468
176
159
1,127
31
923
272
132
67
104
76
187
185
72
49
529
89
60
481
2,612
213
322
3.557
901
185
234
335
7
49
53
178
1,122
60
206
1,746
77
108
219
19
2,042
261
95
98
211
95
220
109
198
472
201
812
510
122
140
460
193
90
96
174
171
284
433
828
496
247
101
26
47
63
553
102
369
286
125
949
14
784
227
107
62
58
38
144
170
70
35
493
118
31
479
2.744
216
273
3,304
953
148
157
331
240
54
166
179
1,053
113
175
1,505
97
111
435
21
1,562
287
81
126
246
96
197
147
199
441
232
747
425
101
159
584
225
98
83
230
143
229
441
874
517
213
93
23
10
60
632
103
306
220
129
909
11
740
247
96
45
85
43
284
140
73
49
49H
68
78
393
2,6^0
176
303
2,674
1,064
191
155
292
285
51
190
254
1,358
135
276
1,651
107
274
231
28
1,872
502
91
174
201
233
190
117
200
656
336
75?
589
50
227
548
211
92
116
255
222
154
387
907
567
215
140
39
33
38
469
157
248
96
132
1,086
8
784
311
90
51
82
42
287
151
93
39
572
92
76
404
3,134
316
312
2.657
738
137
244
337
229
61
117
234
1,537
136
352
1,338
110
521
266
43
1,479
377
200
147
180
240
156
91
165
1,181
140
728
603
25
221
471
97
76
157
346
221
138
347
871
536
232
147
17
43
33
557
150
342
71
197
1,031
23
1,603
294
102
48
69
74
552
157
98
47
508
129
77
445
2,903
214
467
2,122
845
245
215
369
349
64
56
278
2,305
147
389
1,567
61
183
185
109
897
339
211
116
176
118
135
77
168
1,122
149
552
491
13
242
327
70
57
191
296
185
138
282
744
421
201
116
11
73
14
658
80
268
135
141
1.086
6
417
144
82
49
47
29
123
119
98
33
399
72
40
331
2,318
252
216
1,190
457
112
171
276
161
36
25
16C
894
85
454
786
109
160
201
95
384
366
261
71
273
123
102
49
182
706
186
725
422
32
162
415
89
60
138
374
199
188
378
618
401
173
64
9
39
104
868
97
328
100
134
983
21
232
167
59
42
37
29
98
94
42
22
350
54
49
291
1,836
315
262
1,045
164
102
175
250
14
25
16
194
798
95
296
669
88
116
216
113
397
759
231
61
281
116
127
94
216
498
143
784
396
84
87
285
84
62
105
262
146
247
450
605
493
174
64
15
34
59
747
65
365
144
136
945
55
268
153
41
53
40
41
111
89
47
32
302
32
103
285
1,999
197
248
1,084
119
91
163
233
6
24
20
125
3,505
103
650
998
96
215
352
135
2,173
1,090
499
101
431
80
133
169
252
508
199
1,007
406
86
179
342
117
97
179
287
184
272
532
776
511
184
73
11
56
91
1,407
110
637
531
161
901
12
423
208
80
63
77
74
140
128
46
28
381
67
83
475
1,898
341
284
1,147
291
98
266
265
33
40
41
158
750
62
248
Fruits
845
90
Nuts (edible)
105
168
75
Sugar, chiefly for refining
Tea
262
117
424
Animal Products—
Fish
48
161
Hides
64
Leather, unmanufactured
99
121
Textile Products—
131
354
96
other
653
323
62
82
Silk— Raw
234
90
48
118
138
108
123
272
Wood and Paper—
531
316
Wood— Furniture and other
manufactured wood
112
65
5
Other unmanufactured wood.
Iron and Steel —
33
133
884
59
351
146
Hardware and cutlery
114
584
13
640
Other rolling mill products
Stamped and coated products..
Tools
154
65
53
Tubes and pipes
Wire
45
44
Non-Ferrous Metals —
67
77
37
27
Electric apparatus
306
Precious metals
61
Tin
45
Non-Metallic Products —
293
Coal
1,475
Coke
112
236
1,095
266
Stone and products
79
Chemicals —
149
Dyeing and tanning materials...
212
45
27
57
128
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Table 25. Banking and Currency, in Million Dollars Unless Otherwise Stated
Classification
1932
Mar. I Apr. I May I June | July I Aug. I Sept. I Oct. I Nov.! Dec.
1933
Jan. I Feb. I Mar
1 Feb - 1
Banking—
Readily Available Assets—
Specie
Dominion notes
Tn Central cold reserves
In United Kingdom banks.
In foreign banks
Foreign currency
Government securities
Call loans abroad
Total quick assets...
Loans and Securities except
Canadian Governments-
Public securities
Railway securities
Canadian call loans
Current loans
Current loans abroad
Provincial loans
Municipal loans
Total loans, etc
Other Assets—
Non-current loans
Real estate
Morteaees
Premises
Letters of credit
Loans to companies
Other assets
Note circulation deposits. . .
Inter-hank balances, notes of
other banks
Cheques of other banks
Balances due by other banks
Grand total assets
Liabilities to t tt e Ptblic —
Note circulation
Dominion Government
Provincial Government
Government advances
D^nosits bv public —
Snvines denosits
Demand deposits
Total deposits
Foreien deposits
Due banks abroad, etc. —
T T nited Kingdom
Foreisn
Pills payable
Lwtters of credit
Other liabilities
Total public liabilities. ..
Due between banks
Liabilities to Shareholders—
Dividends $000
Reserve
Capital
Grand to f nl liabilities..
8urplus of notice deposits over
current loans
Percentage of current loans to
notice deno<j't« . n c
Gold included in C.O.R ...... ..
All notes ?n hands of piblic 1
Index Numbers—
(With *en°onal adiustment
1996 = 100)
Demand deposits
Notice deposits
Current loans
Investment holdings
Call loans. Canada.
Call loans elsewhere
Total i«=tip "Onm notes
Gold held by Finance Dept
aeainpt not»»s
Notes in hands of public
Currency-
Net iss'iA* of Dominion notes
per.— Chapter 4, 19 1 5
R.S. 1927, chap. 70
RS 1927, chap. 41
Total
Gold held against notes
End of Month
58-70
116-93
23-63
10-40
85-47
14-38
466-40
83 13
859
144-77
60-39
130-71
1.071
188-76
43-99
14915
1,788
10-96
6-78
6-27
79-83
51 16
13 03
1-49
6-83
11-08
82-56
3-54
2.926
132-57
8611
20-97
32-00
500-48
1.889
308-12
5-82
56-60
1-85
51-16
2-91
2.587
10-13
820
162-00
144-50
2.905
+312
77-4
10-7
1490
91-3
103-1
114-9
126-5
93-4
33-8
85-2
60 -4
82-2
Apr.
26-0
27-5
99-4
152-9
63-9
55-91
111-86
23-03
10-95
97-72
15-33
469-97
73-15
858
138-52
57-76
122-36
1,070
184-58
39-43
154-01
1,766
11-21
6-86
6-27
79-99
51-94
13-00
1-80
6-83
11-91
83-05
3-37
2,900
137-35
65-76
24-05
27-50
1,393
494-64
1.888
304-81
511
54-36
1-61
51-94
2-43
2,5fi2
9-48
1,370
162-00
144-50
+323
76-8
10-7
154-1
89-7
103-5
112-4
124-8
88-4
30 -n
82-5
59-8
86-8
May
26-0
29-6
99-3
154-9
64-3
55-49
115-42
22-58
8-75
99-44
15-25
465-48
65-29
848
140-81
5713
113-83
1,057
187-08
36-67
153-52
1,746
11-94
6-96
6-19
79-95
48-90
12-85
1-64
6-83
11-87
8311
3-44
2,868
131-07
50-38
19-31
29-60
1.387
497-99
1.885
308-94
4-94
51-35
1-25
48 90
2-22
2 533
10-86
3.532
162-00
144-50
2,854
+330
76-2
111
147-2
91 2
103-2
111-7
123-7
82 8
261
86-1
59-7
83-4
June
54-97
127-39
22-88
7-69
95-42
15-57
462-31
73-67
152-04
54-98
109-87
1.037
174-90
34-34
139-22
1,703
12-51
7-19
6-01
79-90
48-40
13-01
1-42
6-95
10-51
96-87
2-78
2.848
136-30
36-42
20-67
40-50
1.373
488-94
862
308-22
5-73
51-36
1-19
48-49
2-18
2.513
11-04
817
162-00
144-50
2,832
75-6
111
154-9
88-2
102-5
110-4
123-9
79-0
29-0
92-2
60-1
86-5
Jrly
26-0
38-5
101-7
166-2
65-4
54-85
123-10
24-78
8-82
96-75
16-48
466-93
75-65
867
153-44
53-69
111-93
1,028
164-34
20-19
130-65
1,663
12-91
7-26
6- 02
79-95
48-32
12-92
1-32
6-59
11-90
69-44
314
2,790
134-57
15-54
33-06
38-50
1.363
462-09
1,825
299-38
5-67
51-78
1-71
48-32
2-22
2.456
1.194
162-00
144-5^
2,772
+335
75-5
111
152-1
85-7
101-6
110-3
125-5
82-2
30-8
91-7
60-4
87-2
Aug.
26-0
29-0
99-2
154-2
55-69
115-28
21-83
8-81
98-14
16-56
494-57
96-39
907
155-15
53-39
114-07
1.004
159-04
19-41
123-67
1,629
13-15
7-37
6-01
80-06
48-44
12-89
1-40
6-59
10-42
76-16
3-36
2,802
127-77
19-04
32-31
29-00
1.367
475-36
1,842
306-55
4-50
49-60
1-47
48-44
2-14
2.463
10-85
3.008
162-00
144-5^
2,783
73-5
111
145-5
89-1
101-8
108-2
131-7
83-1
38-6
85-3
61-2
82-5
Sept.
26-0
23-0
101-1
153-1
67-5
55-48
112 40
23-08
13-94
87-13
16-90
494-20
95-19
152-17
52-87
114-95
1,003
158-98
22-19
116-62
1,621
13-46
7-51
6-28
79-92
48-27
13-15
1-48
6-59
9-52
90-12
3-57
2.799
132-24
15-90
31-87
23-00
1.359
480-66
1.840
307-14
4-85
48-91
1-55
48-27
2-17
2,457
14-21
720
162-00
144-50
2,778
+ 356
73-8
111
152-5
87-4
101-7
107-2
131-1
82-9
39-3
83-5
61-6
83-7
Oct.
26-0
27-5
107-8
161-3
71-2
55-03
122-51
21-38
13-51
100-60
18-26
515-54
87-53
934
159-63
51-76
117-21
1,018
15904
34-25
109-21
1,649
13-46
7-61
6-55
79-59
47-28
13-04
1-56
6-60
13-14
99-27
3-87
2,875
133-03
44-76
40-70
27-50
1,371
493-28
1.864
324-51
4-54
46-52
1-22
47-2°
2-13
2,536
11-29
1.157
162-00
144-50
2,855
+353
74-?.
Ill
148-4
86-4
102-7
107-1
135-4
79-3
26-5
84-0
63-5
77-8
Nov.
26-0
65-1
107-7
198-9
73-0
76-13
53-26
54-26
163-50
153 -l c
146-34
18-88
19-88
18-88
8-44
7-79
10-49
146-65
104-90
83-29
18-75
17-94
17-94
551-16
562-36
568-20
99-37
91-49
83-77
1,083
1,011
983
159-60
16V96
168-05
48-71
48-93
47-97
107-61
103-20
100-00
999
964
946
153-56
151-66
151-03
34-20
28-27
23-04
107-04
111-57
114-65
1,610
1,775
1,550
13-36
13-31
13-53
7-45
7-48
7-58
6-39
6-39
6-46
78-78
78-70
79-23
47-54
42-63
40-24
13-36
13-17
13-06
1-54
1-49
1-52
6-60
6-60
6-61
8-71
12-15
fi-23
80-28
80-41
68-82
3-35
4-32
3-88
2,960
2,852
2.754
125-05
127-07
116-87
105-75
53-11
37-51
31-33
18-93
20-64
65-14
56-99
46-74
1.379
1,378
1,383
472-17
466-21
445-99
1.851
1.844
1,829
349-12
328-73
316-23
4-51
7-43
4-90
51-05
41-37
40-72
-80
•63
•52
47-54
42-63
40-24
2-45
2-61
2-56
2,634
2,523
2,456
10-27
12-32
9-87
2,988
706
1.157
162-00
162-00
162-00
144-50
144-50
144-51
2,953
2,8'3
2,773
+380
+ 413
+437
72.5
70-0
68-4
11-1
11-1
111
139-5
144-1
134-0
81-6
81-6
80-6
102-8
103-1
103
106-4
104-0
103-0
145-0
1^7-8
147-7
76-3
71-8
71-1
37-6
35-9
33-4
91-1
89-6
94-2
63-6
61-6
66-5
73-8
79-0
76-6
140
19
13
83
16
581
76'
168-49
47-6S
97-17
924
155-16
24-60
120-80
1,538
13-78
7-62
6-39
79-25
42-00
12-97
1-55
6-61
9-20
69-10
4-34
2,782
121-14
26-27
18-81
41-94
1.397
445-86
1,813
309-74
3-72
40-56
-58
42-00
2-57
2,450
10-88
2.986
162-00
144-50
2,770
+ 473
66-1
11-1
138-88
82-3
104-1
100-7
149-8
69-2
29-6
93-1
65-8
78-0
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
26-0
26-0
260
57-5
46-7
41-9
107-7
107-7
107-8
191-2
180-5
175-7
70-8
70-9
70-3
Mar.
26-0
48-4
106-5
180-9
69-6
54-74
138-76
22-33
13-25
73-58
27-30
584-34
78-57
993
165-21
43-29
96-05
925
151-38
31-24
130-17
1,542
14-37
7-59
6-36
79-04
45-89
13 52
1-85
6-61
7-46
68-42
4-31
2,791
130-14
20-90
19-43
48-44
1.389
453-56
1,843
300-39
3-94
44-37
•63
45-89
2-36
2,459
10-55
740
16200
144-50
2,777
+464
66-6
9-2
151-70
82-9
103-6
99-2
149-2
68-7
31 9
97-9
65-9
83-7
Apr.
260
39-3
106-5
171-8
69-6
'Includes smaller Dominion Notes in hands of, public together with Bank Notes in circulation, except those
hands of banks other than the bank of issue.
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Table 26. Index Numbers of Security Prices, Foreign Exchange, and other Financial Factors.
Classification
Security Prices—
Common Stock Prices —
Total (130)
Industrials, total (96)
Iron and Steel (19)
Pulp and paper (9)
Milling (5)
Oils (4)
Textiles and Clothing (9) . .
Food and Allied products (21)
Beverages (8)
Miscellaneous (21)
Utilities total (18)
Transportation (2)
Telephone and telegraph (2) . .
Power and traction (14)
Companies abroad total (8) . . .
Industrial (1)
Utility (7)
Banks (8)
Traders' Index
Mining Stock Prices —
Total (20)
Gold (11)
Copper (4)
Silver and miscellanoues (5) . .
Financial Factors —
Preferred Stocks
Interest rates
Yield on Ontario Government
bonds p.c.
Shares traded. Montreal
New Issues of Bonds $000,000
Brokers' loans 1 1000, 000
Foreign Exchange —
New York Funds in Montreal
High $
Low $
Average $
Close $
London Sterling in Montreal-
High $
Low $
A verage $
Close , $
1932
Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec
540
58-2
62
9
63-7
87-7
32-5
83-2
36-1
62-2
48-9
34-4
68-8
63-7
47-4
59-1
37-1
85-8
304-2
52
52-6
56-5
18-3
55-4
111-8
5-33
187,
313
12-07
18-92
1-128
1-105
1-112
1-120
4-215
4-070
4-173
4-100
45 8
51-4
44-9
8
63-1
90-1
29-1
76-5
26-3
47-1
36-9
26-0
63
45-0
49-4
66-3
34
65-7
261-2
48-4
50-2
47-9
15-5
48-4
113-2
5-42
204,
522
25-68
15-14
1-154
1-116
1-131
1-140
4-245
4-095
4-157
4-203
43 2
48-8
40-5
8-4
62
84-8
28
73-0
30
43-3
34-9
24-7
59-6
42-7
46-5
59-6
351
60-5
251-0
48-3
49-9
47-8
16-8
45-2
114-4
5-48
176,
041
20-82
13-87
1-163
1-140
1-153
1-146
4-280
4-120
4-205
4-120
49-6
56-6
51-
7-
38-3
97-0
28
81
35-6
55
41-8
31-5
59-9
51-6
49-9
65-6
36-4
67-1
306-6
55-6
57-2
55-6
21-0
49-5
110-6
5-30
283,
953
27-32
13-02
1-161
1-135
1-148
1-148
4-123
4-028
4-076
4-028
590
69-9
63-5
8-8
47-4
110-0
38-5
89-7
44-1
78-2
51-9
42-7
71-6
60-4
52-7
72-8
35-7
73-9
408-0
59-7
58-1
69-7
26-3
52-9
103-3
4-95
544,
528
9-42
13-77
1-152
1-119
1-142
1-119
4-045
3-885
3-975
3-885
63
73-8
69-1
4-4
53-0
113-0
42-3
90-8
44-1
89-2
56-9
47-6
76-3
65-9
56-5
77-6
38-7
76-1
470-6
60-9
56-4
81-0
28-4
53-4
101-9
4-88
506,
926
73-19
14-12
1-118
1-101
1-108
1-105
3-880
3-805
3-847
3-820
54-8
63
55-9
3-5
49-8
97-4
38-0
86-5
40-7
73-9
49-1
39-0
73-4
57-7
47-4
64-3
33-1
74-4
393-6
57-5
55-0
71-0
24-4
52-9
98-1
4-70
206,
902
101-64
13-99
1-110
1-080
1096
1-106
3-815
3-615
3-723
3-635
53-4
62-5
51-3
31
48-3
95-9
38-7
85-9
43-3
74-2
46-6
38-2
70-8
531
48-3
67-9
31-8
60-6
377-9
60-9
58-1
76-5
52-2
102-3
4-90
193,
093
1-09
13-82
1-191
1-104
1-148
1-179
3-810
3-648
3-760
3-770
51-3
58-4
45-5
2-5
43-3
90
37-6
83-0
37-1
70-1
45-1
37-4
68-3
50
48-9
69-1
32-0
67-5
359-5
63-1
62-7
70-9
21-9
50-2
102-7
4-92
149,
733
•14
13-80
1-183
1-130
1-154
1-130
3-845
3-750
3-787
3-760
1933
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr
51-6
59-6
49-5
3-3
411
93-6
36-8
82-9
34
71-2
44-6
35 6
70 5
51-2
48-9
69-7
31-4
67-5
366-2
67-1
66-8
74-7
26-5
49-6
99-2
4-75
201,
133
20-20
13-61
1-185
1-124
1-143
1-185
4-025
3-760
3-847
4-025
47-6
56-3
44-4
3-6
39-7
86-5
33-6
80-2
32-6
69-7
38-6
26-8
63-6
48-3
46-6
67-8
28-7
65-5
340-0
75-3
74-7
84-7
28-1
49-6
98-7
4-73
281,
197
•21
13-43
1-209
1-185
1-197
1-197
4-145
4-020
4-099
4-095
473
57-3
44-8
2-3
37-8
86-7
32-2
78-6
36-0
73 ■
38.
25.
64.
48.
45.
66.
27-
62-
352-9
68-4
66-6
81-5
26-5
47-3
100-0
4-79
207,
529
•99
12-86
1-208
1-185
1-199
1-208
4-200
4-090
4-134
4-135
51-9
67-5
48-6
2-7
44-3
98-1
31-2
85-3
37-8
95-2
38-5
27-9
61-1
47-4
53
78-4
31-5
745
72-9
88-6
28-0
47-2
101-3
4-85
486,
726
13-54
12-50
1-211
1-135
1179
1-143
4-450
4110
4-234
4-420
'First Thursday of following month.
Table 27 — Tonnage of Vessels Entered and Cleared from Six Canadian Ports.
Year and
Saint John
Halifax Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Month
Entered | Cleared
Entered | Cleared 1 Entered | Cleared
Entered | Cleared
Entered | Cleared
Entered | Cleared
000 Tons
1926. . . .
1927....
1928...
1929....
1930...:
1931....
1932. . . .
1932
Jan
Feb
Mar....
April...
May
June
July....
Aug
Sept....
Oct
Nov....
Dec...
1933
Jan
Feb
Mar ....
Apr
1,918
1,930
3,659
3,603
4,047
3,205
4,222
4,017
1,753
1,739
9,866
1,757
1,799
3,716
3,800
4,278
3,375
4,993
4,865
1,738
1,744
10,306
1,639
1,592
4,333
4,429
4,572
3,792
5,493
5,460
1,765
1,750
11,743
1,772
1,742
4,848
4,896
4,273
3,531
4,638
4,583
1,993
1,938
11,971
1,827
1,865
4,971
4,918
4,235
3,474
4,436
4,417
2,100
2,017
12,606
2,013
2,003
4,503
4,480
5,003
4,321
7,840
7,760
2,554
2,560
12,137
2,083
2,040
7,229
7,124
2,861
2,868
8,013
7,993
2,678
2,683
11,083
9,870
10,392
11,729
11,930
12,588
12,304
11,172
Tons
212.902
217,548
225,255
154,213
134,036
117,838
167,357
163,457
133,519
134,442
122,838
299,479
274,181
250,517
237,473
169,784
215,925
210,751
216,788
179,015
116,228
127,282
151,103
168,431
138,231
129,907
118.719
267,733
248.029
265,391
258,795
183,951
817.890
701,478
745,359
556,999
480,041
401,282
611,795
650,575
580,821
471,867
411,317
799,358
759,453
838,600
964,530
799,072
697,095
728.678
546,060
477,700
389,421
603,205
652,078
573,970
463,161
398,628
795,357
763,140
838.266
895,128
341
140,727
327,682
414,030
422,444
453,409
410,428
312,412
311,553
67,500
341
147,663
341
133,203
334,859
378,322
458,433
468,762
387,713
314,965
316,413
74.495
341
133,505
330,035
1,089,169
1,158,746
1,107,539
1,190,652
1,093,061
1,108,660
891,773
43,699
237,399
1,018,084
1,151,805
1,176,390
1,145,509
1,141,267
1,052,666
975,932
93.924
73.238
251.098
397.299
506.002
492,502
384,804
236,730
284,356
52,102
87,809
122,927
244,621
401,962
517.252
490.108
382,034
240,74!
266.217
17,608
118,332
942,575
800,842
898,393
904,904
938,589
938,402
1,003,648
999,488
936,323
951,217
862,305
905,946
839,737
794,827
855,015
831,385
933,039
849,787
904,000
879,000
930,000
950,000
.002,000
999,000
916,327
,045,718
856,233
905,728
856,514
799,131
870,210
803,555
32
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
Table 28.
Annual Weighted Indexes of the Physical Volume of Business and Agricultural
Factors in Canada, Based on the Monthly average for 1926.
Physical Volume of Business
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
Mineral Production
Copper exports
Nickel exports
Lead production
Zinc exports
Gold shipments
Silver shipments
Asbestos exports
Bau ute imports
Coal production
Manufacturing
Foodstuffs
Flour production
Oatmeal production
Sugar manufactured
Cheese exports
Salmon exports
Tobacco
Cigars
Cigarettes
Rubber imports
Boots and shoes output
Textiles
Raw cotton imports
Cotton yarn imports
Wool, raw and yarn, imports
Forestry
Newsprint
Wood pulp exports
Planks and boards exports
Shingles exported
Iron and steel
Steel production
Pig iron production
Iron and steel imports
Automobile production
Coke production
Crude petroleum imports
Construction
Contracts awarded
Building permits
Cost of construction
Electric Power
DISTRIBUTION
Trade employment
Car loadings
Imports
Exports
Agricultural Factors—
AGRICULTURAL MARKETINGS
Grain Marketings
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Flax
Rye
Live Stock Marketings
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
ANIMAL PRODUCTS—
Slaughterings
Cattle
Sheep
Hogs
Cold Storage Holdings
Eggs
Butter
Cheese
Beef
Pork
Mutton
Poultry
Lard
Veal
1919
481
38-0
34 C
94-1
50-3
461
25-5
93-3
100-4
68-3
79-3
134-2
89-6
84-2
82-9
93-9
104-6
80-2
800
42-2
287-7
133-8
210-1
820
67-1
207-6
1920
75
104
52-6
47-c
46-?
96-2
29-4
75-5
32-8
73-4
79-2
64-3
58-C
122-7
73 9
82-5
100-2
71-5
94-2
75 f
94-3
64-f
186-5
102-5
166-4
62-8
69-7
145-6
1921
65-2
63-9
55-6
234 -6
53-2
114-3
50-6
70-9
730
601
59-2
143-7
1922
79
76
82-6
83-0
82-2
138-4
48-7
60-2
167-0
80-9
82-0
73-7
71-6
153-4
77-4
75 - 1
1011
77-0
82-8
91-6
83-5
45-0
143-0
88-2
130-9
77-7
57-7
128-4
1923
91-4
92-7
93-5
133 1
49-0
74-5
150-3
85-3
82-8
71 8
86-7
125-1
84-<
90-3
87-6
81-9
105 1
36-5
122-6
99-9
154-2
95-0
67-7
133-0
1924
95-1
87-8
81-3
108-7
107-7
101-7
82-1
89-1
116-0
114-9
85-7
131-1
77-5
121-7
146-1
128-6
101-4
107-0
123-3
1925
97-2
96-9
930
162-4
85-2
140 1
101-1
96-6
92-0
111-6
95-f
98-2
89-3
83-5
105-5
108-5
89-1
113-0
76-0
126-6
131-7
1430
133-7
89-6
110-4
1926
1000
1000
100-0
100-0
100 c
1000
100-0
100 c
100
100
1000
1000
1000
100
100
100
100-0
100
100
100
100
1000
100
1000
1000
100
103-6
105-4
109-7
43-5
830
76-2
151-9
95-4
92-6
106-6
97-6
1050
103 1
104-6
111-1
101-5
1100
96-9
106-0
92-3
135-5
120-7
139-6
1451
104-7
118-6
1928
117 3
117-8
116
162
154
121
146-7
159-0
164-2
114-0
95-2
154-5
173-6
91-5
87-5
105-4
95-4
103-0
101-8
100-8
114-2
101-6
112-8
102-7
128-6
84-8
108-8
127-4
129-6
128-3
90-6
98-9
1929
125 5
127-4
101-1
104-1
108-9
83-1
92-0
25-5
107-9
87-9
81-1
104-4
94-3
121-0
98-8
101-9
129-9
94-1
109 -0
129-5
101-5
84-6
112-5
111-2
153-4
145-3
108-6
148-9
1930
109 5
103
108-0
114-3
49-5
74-2
52-3
125-0
72-5
62-4
90-8
79-8
1180
1931
99-0
102-9
104-0
96-5
55-4
48-3
100-3
81-5
67-2
90-5
97-0
141
94
1932
78-7
74-0
93-2
54-8
55-2
91-5
107-2
176-0
81-2
301
72-5
69-4
740
84-3
83-2
64-1
81-9
49-4
91-8
108-8
75-
121-
103-
87-
73-
73-
93-
64-
68-
101-
45-
32-
50-7
31-3
44-2
19-9
35-4
29-0
85- 1
152-3
431
48-2
30-2
132-7
91 9
116-4
67-3
67-8
594
114-3
121-7
133-2
70-8
400
280
79-9
81-3
60-2
91-8
109-8
138-6
104-0
87-5
1711
109-6
1201
176-2
146-7
59-6
750
107-9
210-2
214-2
71-6
92-8
MONTHLY REVIEW OF BUSINESS STATISTICS
33
Table 29. Significant Statistics of the United Kingdom
Classification
Production—
Iron 000 metric tons
Steel 000 metric tons
Coal 000 metric tons
Electricity
Generated mill, k.w.h
New orders recei ved. . 1 920 = 100
Copper Available 000 tons
Raw Cotton Delivered to
Mill mill, lb
Production, Artificl\l Silk
Yarn and Waste.. ..mill. lb.
Natural SaKDBLiVERiEsOOO lb
Crude Rubber
Available 000 tons
Building Plans
Approved 1924 = 100
Other 1924 = 100
Employment—
Insured Workers in
Employment mill
Number Unemployed 000
Percentage Unemployed
Coal mining ,
Iron and steel ,
General engineering ,
Electrical engineering
Shipbuilding and marine en
gineering
Base metal working
Cotton
Woollen
Building
Public works contracting
Trade—
Imports, Total £ mn
Food, drink and tobacco £ mn
Raw materials £ mn
Manufactured £ mn
Total, net imports £ mn
Exports, Total £ mn
Food, drink and tobacco £ mn
Raw materials £ mn
Manufactured £ mn
Bank Clearings, Country
and Provincial Daily
Average £ mn
Provincial £ mn.
Postal Receipts, Daily.. £000
Transportation—
Shipping —
Entrances mill, net tons
Clearances..... .mill, net tons
Index of shipping
freights 1924 = 100
Railways—
Average weekly
railway receipts £ 000
Freight traffic, total.mill. tons
Merchandise mill, tons
Coal mill, tons
Minerals and other
merchandise mill, tons
Prices—
Wholesale Prices 1913 = 100—
Board of trade
Economist
Statist
Times
Retail Foods
Cost of living
Banking—
Bank of England —
Private deposits £ mn.
Bank and currency notes £ mn.
Gold reserve £ mn.
Nine Clearing Banks—
Deposits £ mn.
Discounts £ mn.
Advances £ mn.
Investments £ mn.
Treasury Bills £ mill
Money—
Day to Day Rate p.c.
Three Months Rate p.c.
Security Values—
Fixed Interest 1921 = 100
Variable Dividend. .1921 = 100
Total 1921 = 100
Exchange, New York $ to £. . . .
1932
April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct
322
440
18,663
987
59
8-2
120
6-45
7-28
125-8
93
9-48
2,662
21
18
63
27
16
56-5
25-6
24
17-0
26
37-4
53-5
27-5
13
11-8
48
34-8
2
40
26
13-0
950
130
4-35
4
68-5
20- 1
3-6
13-2
3-3
102-4
86-3
97-0
96-7
126
144
108
358
124-6
1,643
238
2-36
110-6
84-5
102-1
3-752
320
424
17,275
9-7
103
609
309
7-02
132-2
108-5
9-40
2,754
20-6
500
57-5
26-3
33-4
24-0
26-2
37-2
55-7
29
13-7
11-6
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